at a tender age
at a tender age
In one's youth; at a young age. I'm not surprised to hear that he was doing science experiments at a tender age—he's a child genius!
See also: age, tender
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
at a ˌtender ˈage
,at the tender ˌage of ˈ8, ˈ12, etc.
used in connection with somebody who is still young and does not have much experience: We were sent to boarding school at a tender age. At the tender age of seventeen I left home.See also: age, tender
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- tender
- tender age
- tender age of
- the tender age of (something)
- be over the hill
- over the hill, to be
- the big (number)-o
- the big something-o
- of age
- at the tender age of