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young

/jʌŋ/

noun

Meaning

  • People who are young; young people, collectively; youth.

    "The young of today are well-educated."

  • Young or immature offspring (especially of an animal).

    "The lion caught a gnu to feed its young."

  • (possibly nonstandard) An individual offspring; a single recently born or hatched organism.

verb

Meaning

  • To become or seem to become younger.

  • To cause to appear younger.

  • To exhibit younging.

adjective

Meaning

  • In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.

    "a lamb is a young sheep;  these picture books are for young readers"

  • At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.

    "the age of space travel is still young;   a young business"

  • (Not) advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.

    "How young is your dog?   Her grandmother turned 70 years young last month."

  • Junior (of two related people with the same name).

  • (of a decade of life) Early.

  • Youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person.

    "My grandmother is a very active woman and is quite young for her age."

  • Of or belonging to the early part of life.

    "The cynical world soon shattered my young dreams."

  • Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.

Synonyms

junior,
youthful,
juvenile,
youthful,
immature,
underdeveloped,
undeveloped,
juvenile