少年

Noun

 * 1) early youth from ten to sixteen years old
 * 2) juvenile; youngster
 * 3)  young man; boy
 * 1)  young man; boy

Adjective

 * 1)  young

Etymology
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Borrowing from. Compare modern 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Originally referred to young people of either gender. The meaning has narrowed in modern usage to more commonly refer to boys of elementary school or middle school age.

Noun

 * 1) a boy, a young man