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young
1[yuhng]
adjective
being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old.
a young woman.
Synonyms:Antonyms: ,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.
Young
2[yuhng]
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 PresPrez, 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.
young
1/ ʌŋ /
adjective
having lived, existed, or been made or known for a relatively short time
a 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 lively
she's very young for her age
of or relating to youth
in my young days
having been established or introduced for a relatively short time
a young member
in an early stage of progress or development; not far advanced
the day was young
geography
(of mountains) formed in the Alpine orogeny and still usually rugged in outline
another term for youthful
(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 ideology
Young England
Young Socialists
noun
(functioning as plural) offspring, esp young animals
a rabbit with her young
(of animals) pregnant
Young
2/ ʌŋ /
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
Young
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.
Other 51Թ Forms
- quasi-young adjective
- ˈdzܲԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Young1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Young1
Idioms and Phrases
with young, (of an animal) pregnant.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Downing Street has said the full national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs would look "specifically at how young girls were failed so badly by different agencies on a local level".
Lecka told police she smoked cannabis before her shifts, and at one point was seen vaping a metre away from a young baby.
Yet when you speak to him, he remains the humble young man I first met around 14 years ago at a charity event at Kingsfield in West Lothian.
There is interest in the young Argentina international.
Mr Hoy's lawyers claimed authorities enabled McGrath to target vulnerable young victims so more information about the group could be obtained.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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