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Definition of Young
1. Adjective. (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth. "Young people"
Category relationships: Animate Thing, Living Thing
Attributes: Age
Also: Immature, New, Junior
Similar to: One-year-old, Two-year-old, Three-year-old, Four-year-old, Five-year-old, Adolescent, Teen, Teenage, Teenaged, Infantile, Boyish, Boylike, Schoolboyish, Childlike, Childly, Early, Girlish, Schoolgirlish, Junior, Little, Small, Newborn, Preadolescent, Preteen, Puppyish, Puppylike, Tender, Youngish, Vernal, Youthful
Derivative terms: Immatureness, Youngness
Antonyms: Old
2. Noun. Any immature animal.
Generic synonyms: Animal, Animate Being, Beast, Brute, Creature, Fauna
Specialized synonyms: Hatchling, Orphan, Young Mammal, Young Bird, Spat, Young Fish
3. Adjective. (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity. "Young corn"
4. Noun. United States film and television actress (1913-2000).
5. Adjective. Suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh. "He is young for his age"
6. Noun. United States civil rights leader (1921-1971).
Generic synonyms: Civil Rights Activist, Civil Rights Leader, Civil Rights Worker
7. Adjective. Being in its early stage. "The day is still young"
8. Noun. British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829).
9. Adjective. Not tried or tested by experience. "A young hand at plowing"
10. Noun. United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959).
11. Noun. English poet (1683-1765).
12. Noun. United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955).
13. Noun. United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877).
14. Noun. Young people collectively. "Youth everywhere rises in revolt"
Definition of Young
1. a. Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young child; a young man; a young fawn.
2. n. The offspring of animals, either a single animal or offspring collectively.
3. a. Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young child; a young man; a young fawn.
4. n. The offspring of animals, either a single animal or offspring collectively.
Definition of Young
1. Proper noun. (surname British distinguishing from=Middle English dot=) for the younger of two people having the same given name. ¹
2. Adjective. In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago. ¹
3. Adjective. As if young; having the look or qualities of a young person. ¹
4. Adjective. Of or belonging to the early part of life. ¹
5. Adjective. Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak. ¹
6. Noun. People who are young; young beings. ¹
7. Noun. The younger generation. ¹
8. Noun. Offspring. ¹
9. Verb. (informal or demography) To become or seem to become younger ¹
10. Verb. (informal or demography) To cause to appear younger ¹
11. Verb. (geology) To exhibit younging ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Young
1. being in the early period of life or growth [adj YOUNGER, YOUNGEST] / offspring [n -S] - See also: offspring
Medical Definition of Young
1. 1. Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; said of animals; as, a young child; a young man; a young fawn. "For he so young and tender was of age." (Chaucer) ""Whom the gods love, die young," has been too long carelessly said; . . . Whom the gods love, live young forever." (Mrs. H. H. Jackson) 2. Being in the first part, pr period, of growth; as, a young plant; a young tree. "While the fears of the people were young." (De Foe) 3. Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak. "Come, come, elder brother, you are too young in this." (Shak) Origin: OE. Yung, yong, yong, yung, AS. Geong; akin to OFries. Iung, iong, D. Joing, OS, OHG, & G. Jung, Icel. Ungr, Sw. & Dan. Ung, Goth. Juggs, Lith. Jaunas, Russ. Iunuii, L. Juvencus, juvenis, Skr. Juvaca, juvan. Cf. Junior, Juniper, Juvenile, Younker, Youth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Young
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