tender [ˈtendə(r)]

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adj.嫩的，柔软的；脆弱的，纤细的；温柔的

gentle , loving or sympathetic

At the tender age of seventeen I left home. 早在十七岁的小小年纪，我就离开了家。
We were sent to boarding school at a tender age. 很小的时候我们就被送到了寄宿学校。