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Young

noun
/jʌŋ/
Word Frequency: 188.4

Definitions

1.nounPeople who are young; young people, collectively; youth.
"The young of today are well-educated."
2.nounYoung or immature offspring (especially of an animal).
"The lion caught a gnu to feed its young."
3.noun(possibly nonstandard) An individual offspring; a single recently born or hatched organism.
4.verbTo become or seem to become younger.
5.verbTo cause to appear younger.
6.verbTo exhibit younging.
7.adjectiveIn the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
"a lamb is a young sheep;  these picture books are for young readers"
8.adjectiveAt an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.
"the age of space travel is still young;   a young business"
9.adjective(Not) advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.
"How young is your dog?   Her grandmother turned 70 years young last month."
10.adjectiveJunior (of two related people with the same name).
11.adjective(of a decade of life) Early.
12.adjectiveYouthful; having the look or qualities of a young person.
"My grandmother is a very active woman and is quite young for her age."
13.adjectiveOf or belonging to the early part of life.
"The cynical world soon shattered my young dreams."
14.adjectiveHaving little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.

Synonyms

junioryouthfuljuvenileimmatureunderdevelopedundevelopedyouthadolescentteenteenagedbabyinfant

Antonyms

agedelderlygrown upoldsenioryouthlessmatureexperiencedveteran

Rhymes With

tonguebungunsungamongslungflungstungsprung
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