joven

Etymology
From. First attested in 1251. Coromines calls it 'semi-learned' on account of the preservation of /e/, the expected development being *jovene > *jovne > *jone; also because it was quite rare until the seventeenth century, the general term until then having been.

Adjective

 * 1) young, youthful

Noun

 * 1) youth, young person, youngster