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Definition of 'young'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) young
being in the first or early stage of life or growth.

2.  young
having the appearance, vigor, or other qualities of youth.

3.  young
of or pertaining to youth.

4.  young
not far advanced in years or experience in comparison with others.

5.  young
junior:
the young Mr. Smith.

6.  young
being in an early stage, as of existence, development, or maturity:
a young wine.

7.  young
representing or advocating recent or progressive tendencies, policies, or the like.

8. (n.) young
young persons collectively.

9.  young
young offspring:
a mother hen protecting her young.

10.  young
with young, (of an animal) pregnant.

11. (n.) Young
Brigham, 1801–77, U.S. leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

12.  Young
Edward, 1683–1765, English poet.

13.  Young
Thomas, 1773–1829, English physician, physicist, and Egyptologist.

14.  Young
Whitney M., Jr., 1921–71, U.S. social reformer and educator.

Definition of 'young'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) young, offspring
any immature animal

2. (noun) Young, Loretta Young
United States film and television actress (1913-2000)

3. (noun) Young, Whitney Young, Whitney Moore Young Jr.
United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)

4. (noun) Young, Thomas Young
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)

5. (noun) Young, Pres Young, Lester Willis Young
United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)

6. (noun) Young, Edward Young
English poet (1683-1765)

7. (noun) Young, Cy Young, Danton True Young
United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)

8. (noun) Young, Brigham Young
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)

9. (adj) young, youth
young people collectively
"rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt"

10. (adj) young, immature
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
"young people"

11. (adj) new, young
(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
"new potatoes"; "young corn"

12. (adj) youthful, vernal, young
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
"he is young for his age"

13. (adj) young
being in its early stage
"a young industry"; "the day is still young"

14. (adj) unseasoned, untested, untried, young
not tried or tested by experience
"unseasoned artillery volunteers"; "still untested in battle"; "an illustrator untried in mural painting"; "a young hand at plowing"

Definition of 'young'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) young
not old
a young boy; I was too young to remember.

2. (noun) young
the young
all young people in general
The young are at most risk from the disease.

3. young
an animal's babies
a raccoon mother protecting her young

Definition of 'young'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) young
the offspring of animals, either a single animal or offspring collectively

2.  young
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

3.  young
being in the first part, pr period, of growth; as, a young plant; a young tree

4.  young
having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak

Translation of 'young'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: in the first part of life, growth, development etc; not old a young person; Young babies sleep a great deal; A young cow is called a calf.
Afrikaans: jong	Arabic: ناشئ، صَغير السِّن، فَتى،	Bulgarian: млад
Brazilian: jovem	Czech: mladý	German: jung
Danish: ung; lille	Greek: νέος, νεαρός	Spanish: joven
Estonian: noor, vastsündinud	Farsi: جوان	Finnish: nuori
French: jeune	Hebrew: צָעִיר	Hindi: तरुण, किशोर, जवान
Croatian: mlad	Hungarian: fiatal, ifjú	Indonesian: muda
Icelandic: ungur	Italian: giovane	Japanese: 若い
Korean: 젊은	Lithuanian: jaunas	Latvian: jauns; mazs
Malay: muda	Dutch: jong	Norwegian: ung, liten, små-
Polish: młody	Persian: جوان	Pashto: ځوان، ځلمى، ژڼى، وړوكى، ب
Portuguese: jovem	Romanian: tânăr	Russian: молодой
Slovak: mladý	Slovenian: mlad	Serbian: mlad
Swedish: ung, liten	Thai: เยาว์วัย	Turkish: genç, küçük
Taiwanese: 年輕的	Ukrainian: молодий; юний	Urdu: نوجوان
Vietnamese: non; trẻ	Chinese: 年轻的
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