Young Definition
yŭng
younger, youngest
adjective
younger, youngest
Being in an early period of life or growth; not old.
Webster's New World
Characteristic of youth in quality, appearance, or behavior; fresh; vigorous; strong; lively; active.
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Representing or embodying a new tendency, social movement, progressivism, etc.
The Young Turks.
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Lately begun; not advanced or developed; in an early stage.
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Of or having to do with youth or early life.
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noun
Young people.
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Offspring, esp. young offspring, collectively.
A bear and her young.
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The younger generation.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- thomas young
- brigham young
- Danton True Young
- Cy Young
- Edward Young
- lester willis young
- Pres Young
- loretta young
- whitney moore young jr
- Whitney Young
- offspring
- youth
- weak
- unseasoned
- undeveloped
pronoun
A British distinguishing surname for the younger of two people having the same given name.
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verb
(informal or demography) To become or seem to become younger.
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(informal or demography) To cause to appear younger.
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(geology) To exhibit younging.
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Synonyms:
idiom
with young
- Pregnant. Used of an animal.
American Heritage
with young
- pregnant
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Young
Origin of Young
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From Middle English yong, from Old English ġeong, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-. Compare West Frisian and Dutch jong, German jung, Danish ung.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English yong from Old English geong yeu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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