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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

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   What is a young person?

   • A young person, animal, or plant has not lived or existed for very long and is not yet mature. In Scotland, young people can marry at 16. You weren't so very young when she died; you were old enough to remember. ...a field of young barley. He played with his younger brother. The young are people who are young.

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   What does Youngin mean in rap?

   • Most of the hip-hop stars using " youngin " in their rapper title are under the age of 25-years old, and some older rappers also utilize the title. It can refer to someone in the rap game that's young at heart or the youngest member in the crew. "Look at that youngin over there; they're acting suspiciously. I wonder if he’s selling drugs?"

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   What does 'young boy' mean in this context?

   • 1. adj. 'Young boy' can refer to something small or undersized, particularly an article of clothing. "Look at that young boy's shirt he's wearing!" 1. A term used to refer to someone who is younger than you, similar to 'my nephew'. "Lil' P is comin up on his B-ball skillz. That young boy's gonna run the court next year." 1. Or 'young'. A young boy on the street.

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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).