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   young

   /jʌŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. having lived or existed for only a short time: "a young girl" Similar youthfuljuvenilejunioradolescentteenageteenagedimmaturechildlikebabyishboyishgirlishin the springtime of lifein one's salad daysinformal:teenyoung peopleyouthschildrenboys and girlsyoungstersyoung onesthe younger generationthe next generationjuvenilesminorsschoolboysschoolgirlswhippersnappersstriplingsinformal:kidskiddiesyoung 'unsladslassesOpposite oldelderlymature
   • ▪ not as old as the norm or as would be expected: "more people were dying young" Similar youthfuljuvenilejunioradolescentteenageteenagedimmaturechildlikebabyishboyishgirlishin the springtime of lifein one's salad daysinformal:teenOpposite oldelderlymature
   • ▪ relating to or consisting of young people: "young love"
   • ▪ immature or inexperienced: "she's very young for her age"
   • ▪ having the qualities associated with young people, such as enthusiasm and optimism: "all those who are young at heart"
   • 2. used to denote the younger of two people of the same name: "Pitt the Younger"
   • ▪ denoting the heir of a landed commoner: Scottish "Hugh Magnus Macleod, younger of Macleod"

   noun

   • 1. offspring, especially of an animal before or soon after birth: "many grebes carry their young on their backs" Similar offspringprogenyfamilychildrenissuelittle onesyoungstersbabiessonsdaughtersheirsdescendantssuccessorsscionsinformal:kidskiddiesnipperstotstiniessprogsrug ratsankle-bitersliterary:babesthe fruit of one's loinsrare:progeniture

   Word Origin Old Englishg(e)ong, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch jong and German jung, also to youth; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin juvenis.

   Derivatives

   • 1. youngish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishYOUNG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   having lived or existed for only a short time and not old: young adults / children. His girlfriend's very young. The trees in this part of the forest are still fairly young. Philippa is the youngest person in the family. Angela is two years younger than Clare. the Younger.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › youngYoung Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : being in the first or an early stage of life, growth, or development. b. : junior sense 1a. c. : of an early, tender, or desirable age for use as food or drink. fresh young lamb. a young wine. 2. : having little experience. 3. a. : recently come into being : new. a young publishing company. b. : youthful sense 5. 4.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › youngYOUNG Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Young definition: being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old. See examples of YOUNG used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryYOUNG | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   having lived or existed for only a short time and not old: young adults / children. His girlfriend's very young. The trees in this part of the forest are still fairly young. Philippa is the youngest person in the family. Angela is two years younger than Clare. the Younger.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishyoung adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   having lived or existed for only a short time; not fully developed. Young babies need to be wrapped up warmly. a young country. Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant. It's a young wine, not really up to drinking yet. The night is still young (= it has only just started).

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › youngYoung - definition of young by The Free Dictionary

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   Young is the most general, applying to various periods of life, generally before middle age, as well as to inanimate entities: a young child; a young couple; a young galaxy. It can suggest a youthful attitude or outlook regardless of chronological age: young at heart.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishYOUNG definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   young is the general word for that which is undeveloped, immature, and in process of growth: a young colt, child; young shoots of wheat. youthful has connotations suggesting the favorable characteristics of youth, such as vigor, enthusiasm, and hopefulness: youthful sports, energy, outlook. juvenile may suggest less desirable characteristics ...