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- Dictionaryyoung/jʌŋ/
adjective
- 1. having lived or existed for only a short time: "a young girl" Similar Opposite
- 2. used to denote the younger of two people of the same name: "Pitt the Younger"
noun
- 1. offspring, especially of an animal before or soon after birth: "many grebes carry their young on their backs" Similar
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YOUNG definition: 1. having lived or existed for only a short time and not old: 2. used after someone's name to show…. Learn more.
1. being in an early period of life or growth; not old. 2. characteristic of youth in quality, appearance, or behavior; fresh; vigorous; strong; lively; active. 3. representing or embodying a new tendency, social movement, progressivism, etc. the Young Turks. 4.
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.
YOUNG meaning: 1. having lived or existed for only a short time and not old: 2. used after someone's name to show…. Learn more.
YOUNG definition: 1. having lived or existed for only a short time and not old: 2. young people generally: 3. an…. Learn more.
Use the adjective young to describe a person who hasn't been alive very long or doesn't have much life experience. You might feel much wiser and more sophisticated than your young cousins — even if you secretly enjoy playing games with them.
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).