Similar words
juvenil
Close, near-identical synonyms for "young, youthful."
novo
Easy for learners to conflate — novo means new (recently made/acquired), jovem means young (age), a different dimension entirely.
Similar in other languages
German
jung
jung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "young."
Spanish
cría
cría is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "young."
Practice
1 What does jovem mean?
young
2 Fill the gap: É uma cantora ___.
Full sentence: É uma cantora jovem. (She's a young singer.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches jovem?
jovem: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.