young

[ yuhng ]

/ yʌŋ /

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adjective, young·er [yuhng-ger] /ˈyʌŋ gər/, young·est [yuhng-gist] /ˈyʌŋ gɪst/.

being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old: a young woman.

having the appearance, freshness, vigor, or other qualities of youth.

of or relating to youth: in one's young days.

inexperienced or immature.

not far advanced in years in comparison with another or others.

junior, as applied to the younger of two persons having the same name: the young Mr. Smith.

being in an early stage generally, as of existence, progress, operation, development, or maturity; new; early: a young wine; It is a young company, not yet firmly established.

representing or advocating recent or progressive tendencies, policies, or the like.

noun

those who have youth; young persons collectively: the educated young of today; a game for young and old.

young offspring: a mother hen protecting her young.

Idioms for young

with young, (of an animal) pregnant.

Origin of young

before 900; Middle English yong(e), Old English geong; cognate with Dutch jong, German jung, Old Norse ungr, Gothic jungs; akin to Latin juvenis

SYNONYMS FOR young

1 growing. Young, youthful, juvenile all refer to lack of age. 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, such as childishness, petulance, idleness, selfishness, or heedlessness ( juvenile behavior ), or it may refer simply to the years, up to the later teens, before legal responsibility: juvenile delinquency; juvenile court; juvenile books.

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ANTONYMS FOR young

1 mature, old.

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OTHER WORDS FROM young

qua·si-young, adjective

Words nearby young

you've made your bed, now lie in it, you-all, you-uns, youghiogheny, youlou, young, young adult, young at heart, young blood, young fogey, young fustic

Definition for young (2 of 2)

Young

[ yuhng ]

/ yʌŋ /

noun

Andrew (Jackson, Jr.),born 1932, U.S. clergyman, civil-rights leader, politician, and diplomat: mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, 1981–89.

Art(hur Henry),1866–1944, U.S. cartoonist and author.

Brigham,1801–77, U.S. leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Charles,1864–1922, U.S. army colonel: highest-ranking black officer in World War I.

Denton T.Cy,1867–1955, U.S. baseball player.

Edward,1683–1765, English poet.

Ella,1867–1956, Irish poet and mythologist in the U.S.

Lester WillisPresPrez,1909–59, U.S. jazz tenor saxophonist.

Owen D.,1874–1962, U.S. lawyer, industrialist, government administrator, and financier.

Stark,1881–1963, U.S. drama critic, novelist, and playwright.

Thomas,1773–1829, English physician, physicist, mathematician, and Egyptologist.

Whitney M., Jr.,1921–71, U.S. social worker and educator: executive director of the National Urban League 1961–71.

Example sentences from the Web for young

The first two videos are teasers featuring two favorite cartoon characters for young girls, Dora the Explorer and Tinkerbell.

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“The innocence of young people must be preserved at all costs,” said Glees.

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But my sources, my young women and their mother, heroically held firm.

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I wish I was a young Carole King, working in the Brill Building.

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These are young fathers, rural farmers, usually growing banana or coffee or subsistence crops.

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Do you think Hollis went to Scarnham on this business of young Lester's?

The Chestermarke Instinct |J. S. Fletcher
The young men had engaged a room at Bertolini's hotel, on the Lungarno.

Aaron's Rod |D. H. Lawrence
Woods gave place to stump-fields in which the young corn sprouted, silvered by the stars.

The Maid-At-Arms |Robert W. Chambers
The young man was taken through the house and conducted along the street as far as the next ingress to the walls.

Rich Relatives |Compton Mackenzie
The young idlers of rich Palermo intrigued to be introduced to her and threw enormous nosegays to her at the end of every act.

Corleone |F. Marion Crawford

British Dictionary definitions for young (1 of 2)

young

/ (jʌŋ) /

adjective younger (ˈjʌŋɡə) or youngest (ˈjʌŋɡɪst)

having lived, existed, or been made or known for a relatively short timea young man; a young movement; a young country
(as collective noun; preceded by the)the young

youthful or having qualities associated with youth; vigorous or lively she's very young for her age

of or relating to youth in my young days

having been established or introduced for a relatively short time a young member

in an early stage of progress or development; not far advanced the day was young

geography

(of mountains) formed in the Alpine orogeny and still usually rugged in outline
another term for youthful (def. 4)

(often capital) of or relating to a rejuvenated group or movement or one claiming to represent the younger members of the population, esp one adhering to a political ideology Young England; Young Socialists

noun

(functioning as plural) offspring, esp young animals a rabbit with her young

with young (of animals) pregnant

Derived forms of young

youngish, adjective

Word Origin for young

Old English geong; related to Old Saxon, Old High German iung, Old Norse ungr, Latin iuvenis, Sanskrit yuvan

British Dictionary definitions for young (2 of 2)

Young

/ (jʌŋ) /

noun

Brigham (ˈbrɪɡəm). 1801–77, US Mormon leader, who led the Mormon migration to Utah and founded Salt Lake City (1847)

Edward. 1683–1765, English poet and dramatist, noted for his Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality (1742–45)

Lester. 1909–59, US saxophonist and clarinetist. He was a leading early exponent of the tenor saxophone in jazz

Neil (Percival). born 1945, Canadian rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His albums include Harvest (1972), Rust Never Sleeps (1979), Ragged Glory (1990), and Prairie Wind (2005)

Thomas. 1773–1829, English physicist, physician, and Egyptologist. He helped to establish the wave theory of light by his experiments on optical interference and assisted in the decipherment of the Rosetta Stone

Medical definitions for young (1 of 2)

Young

[ yŭng ]

John 1907-1997

British biologist whose experiments with the giant nerve cells of squid contributed to the knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of nerves.

Medical definitions for young (2 of 2)

Young

Thomas 1773-1829

British physician and physicist who in 1801 postulated the three-color theory of color vision. Young also discovered (1801) astigmatism and described accommodation.

Scientific definitions for young

Young

[ yŭng ]

Thomas 1773-1829

British physicist and physician who is best known for his contributions to the wave theory of light and his discovery of how the lens of the human eye changes shape to focus on objects of different distances. He also studied surface tension and elasticity, and Young's modulus (a measure of the rigidity of materials) is named for him. He is also credited with the first scientific definition of the word energy.

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young

adjective, young·er [yuhng-ger] /ˈyʌŋ gər/, young·est [yuhng-gist] /ˈyʌŋ gɪst/.

noun

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Origin of young

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Definition for young (2 of 2)

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for young (1 of 2)

adjective younger (ˈjʌŋɡə) or youngest (ˈjʌŋɡɪst)

noun

Derived forms of young

Word Origin for young

British Dictionary definitions for young (2 of 2)

noun

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Medical definitions for young (2 of 2)

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young

adjective, young·er [yuhng-ger] /ˈyʌŋ gər/, young·est [yuhng-gist] /ˈyʌŋ gɪst/.

noun

Idioms for young

Origin of young

SYNONYMS FOR young

ANTONYMS FOR young

OTHER WORDS FROM young

Words nearby young

Definition for young (2 of 2)

noun

Words related to young

Example sentences from the Web for young

British Dictionary definitions for young (1 of 2)

adjective younger (ˈjʌŋɡə) or youngest (ˈjʌŋɡɪst)

noun

Derived forms of young

Word Origin for young

British Dictionary definitions for young (2 of 2)

noun

Medical definitions for young (1 of 2)

Medical definitions for young (2 of 2)

Scientific definitions for young