the tender age of (something)

the tender age of (something)

A specific youthful age. Sarah's a child genius. She was doing science experiments at the tender age of 10! I experienced my first true heartbreak at the tender age of 18.

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tender age of

the young age of... She left home at the tender age of 17 and got married to a rock singer.

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