as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
that sitcom star is still a bud, so all he needs right now are looks and personality
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Parker Hall, WIRED, 27 July 2024
This extra, low-effort step makes guests feel especially welcome, as well as nips any potential musical chairs awkwardness in the bud.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2024
Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024
That series turned its attention to the misery (and tenderness) in its protagonists, an angsty teenager and a budding killer.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Needless to say: This generation of Samsung buds is worth skipping.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 27 July 2024
This extra, low-effort step makes guests feel especially welcome, as well as nips any potential musical chairs awkwardness in the bud.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2024
Verb
That included trying to help her daughter, a budding teenager, navigate her growing womanhood.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024
That series turned its attention to the misery (and tenderness) in its protagonists, an angsty teenager and a budding killer.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Bud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bud. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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