Possible Clues:

• Battle-scarred
• Has the ocean flavoured your boy, Edward?
• Some praise, as one develops with experience
• Flavoured with salt, pepper etc
• A child accepted by children as experienced
• A boy tucked into grain, having added salt
• Gave experience to children, including a boy
• Among children, a boy appears mature
• Edward, your sailor boy, has dried out
• Flavoured or hardened