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
First recorded 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.
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ANTONYMS FOR young
1 mature, old.
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synonym study for young
1. 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM young
quasi-young,adjective
Words nearby young
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Definition for young (2 of 2)
Young
[ yuhng ]
/ yʌŋ /
noun
Andrew (Jackson, Jr.), born 1932, U.S. clergyman, Black 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 True"Cy", 1867–1955, U.S. baseball player.
Edward, 1683–1765, English poet.
Ella, 1867–1956, Irish poet and mythologist in the U.S.
Lester Willis"Pres";"Prez", 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.
Earlier this year, L Catterton invested in Hydrow, a younger rowing startup that recently raised $25 million.
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They provide flood control and critical habitat for young fish and other marine creatures.
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Venezuela’s own General Assembly declared that Maduro was out and they installed as president the young reformer Juan Guaidó.
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If it’s a young guy who’s got sniffles, who’s you know 10 years old, gets tested, all of a sudden he’s a case and he’s gonna be better tomorrow.
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By young adulthood, these kids had no clue how to influence or lead others.
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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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The young men had engaged a room at Bertolini's hotel, on the Lungarno.
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Do you think Hollis went to Scarnham on this business of young Lester's?
The Chestermarke Instinct|J. S. Fletcher
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 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
But the youth is young, brave, and should live in honor and high promotion.
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British Dictionary definitions for young (1 of 2)
young
/ (jʌŋ) /
adjectiveyounger (ˈjʌŋɡə) oryoungest (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 livelyshe's very young for her age
of or relating to youthin my young days
having been established or introduced for a relatively short timea young member
in an early stage of progress or development; not far advancedthe 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 ideologyYoung England; Young Socialists
noun
(functioning as plural)offspring, esp young animalsa 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
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
Thomas1773-1829
British physician and physicist who in 1801 postulated the three-color theory of color vision. Young also discovered (1801) astigmatism and described accommodation.
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.