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old head on young shoulders

old head on young shoulders noun: someone who has the wisdom of age during his or her physical youth. Also the alternative form of good head on one's shoulders.

Noun

old head on young shoulders

  1. (idiomatic) Someone who has the wisdom of age during his or her physical youth.

Also used as

old head on young shoulders is also the alternative form of good head on one's shoulders.

Forms of old head on young shoulders

alternative formwise head on young shoulders

Questions about old head on young shoulders

What does old head on young shoulders mean?
Old head on young shoulders means someone who has the wisdom of age during his or her physical youth.
What part of speech is old head on young shoulders?
Old head on young shoulders is a noun.

Words near old head on young shoulders in the dictionary

  1. Old Harbour
  2. Old Harry
  3. old hat
  4. old hats
  5. old head
  6. old head on young shoulders
  7. Old Hickory
  8. Old High Dutch
  9. Old High German
  10. Old Higue
  11. Old Hill

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