Definitions for Young
yʌŋ; ˈyʌŋ gər; ˈyʌŋ gɪstyoung

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. young, offspringnoun

   any immature animal

2. Young, Loretta Youngnoun

   United States film and television actress (1913-2000)

3. Young, Whitney Young, Whitney Moore Young Jr.noun

   United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)

4. Young, Thomas Youngnoun

   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. Young, Pres Young, Lester Willis Youngnoun

   United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)

6. Young, Edward Youngnoun

   English poet (1683-1765)

7. Young, Cy Young, Danton True Youngnoun

   United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)

8. Young, Brigham Youngnoun

   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. young, youthadjective

   young people collectively

   "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt"

10. young, immatureadjective

    (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

    "young people"

11. new, youngadjective

    (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity

    "new potatoes"; "young corn"

12. youthful, vernal, youngadjective

    suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

    "he is young for his age"

13. youngadjective

    being in its early stage

    "a young industry"; "the day is still young"

14. unseasoned, untested, untried, youngadjective

    not tried or tested by experience

    "unseasoned artillery volunteers"; "still untested in battle"; "an illustrator untried in mural painting"; "a young hand at plowing"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. youngnoun

   People who are young; young beings.

2. youngnoun

   The younger generation.

3. youngnoun

   Offspring.

   The lion caught a gnu to feed its young.

4. youngverb

   To become or seem to become younger

5. youngverb

   To cause to appear younger

6. youngverb

   To exhibit younging

7. youngadjective

   In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.

8. youngadjective

   As if young; having the look or qualities of a young person.

   My grandmother is a very active woman and is quite young for her age.

9. youngadjective

   Of or belonging to the early part of life.

10. youngadjective

    Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.

11. Youngnoun

    for the younger of two people having the same given name.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. YOUNGadjective

   Etymology: iong, eong , Saxon; jong, Dutch.

   1. Being in the first part of life; not old.

   Guests should be interlarded, after the Persian custom, by ages young and old. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall.

   He woos both high and low, both rich and poor,
   Both young and old. William Shakespeare.

   There’s not the smallest orb which thou behold’st,
   But in his motion like an angel sings,
   Still quiring to the young-ey’d cherubims. William Shakespeare.

   I firmly am resolv’d
   Not to bestow my youngest daughter,
   Before I have a husband for the elder. William Shakespeare.

   Thou old and true Menenius,
   Thy tears are salter than a younger man’s,
   And venomous to thine eyes. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   He ordain’d a lady for his prize,
   Generally praiseful, fair and young, and skill’d in housewiferies. George Chapman.

   In timorous deer he hansels his young paws,
   And leaves the rugged bear for firmer claws. Abraham Cowley.

   Nor need’st by thy daughter to be told,
   Though now thy sprity blood with age be cold,
   Thou hast been young. Dryden.

   When we say a man is young, we mean that his age is yet but a small part of that which usually men attain to: and when we denominate him old, we mean that his duration is run out almost to the end of that which men do not usually exceed. John Locke.

   It will be but an ill example to prove, that dominion, by God’s ordination, belonged to the eldest son; because Jacob the youngest here had it. John Locke.

   From earth they rear him struggling now with death,
   And Nestor’s youngest stops the vents of breath. Alexander Pope.

   2. Ignorant; weak.

   Come, elder brother, thou art too young in this. William Shakespeare.

   3. It is sometimes applied to vegetable life.

   There be trees that bear best when they begin to be old, as almonds; the cause is, for that all trees that bear must have an oily fruit; and young trees have a more watry juice, and less concocted. Francis Bacon.

2. Youngnoun

   The offspring of animals collectively.

   The hedge-sparrow fed the cuckoo so long,
   That it had its head bit off by its young. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   So many days my ewes have been with young;
   So many weeks ere the poor fools will yean. William Shakespeare.

   The eggs disclos’d their callow young. John Milton.

   The reason why birds are oviparous, and lay eggs, but do not bring forth their young alive, is because there might be more plenty. Henry More, Antidote against Atheism.

   Not so her young; for their unequal line
   Was heroes make, half human, half divine;
   Their earthly mold obnoxious was to fate,
   Th’ immortal part assum’d immortal state. Dryden.

   Those insects, for whose young nature hath not made provision of sufficient sustenance, do themselves gather and lay up in store for them. John Ray, on the Creation.

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1. Young

   Young is a song by American rock band Hollywood Undead. It is the fourth single from their debut studio album, Swan Songs, and is the sixth track on that album. The single was released after the album's release on April 13, 2009, with a music video directed by Kevin Kerslake released the same day.

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1. young

   Young is an adjective used to describe someone or something that is in the early stage of life, development, or maturity. It refers to individuals who have not yet reached adulthood or have recently entered into adulthood. Young can also refer to objects or concepts that are new, fresh, or recently established.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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

2. Young

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

3. Young

   having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak

4. Youngnoun

   the offspring of animals, either a single animal or offspring collectively

5. Etymology: [OE. yung, yong, ong, ung, 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. juvaa, juvan. 281. Cf. Junior, Juniper, Juvenile, Younker, Youth.]

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1. Young

   Young is a town in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia and is the centre of Young Shire. At the 2011 census, Young had a population of 6,960. Young is marketed as the Cherry Capital Of Australia and every year hosts the National Cherry Festival. Young is situated on the Olympic Highway and is approximately 2 hours drive from the Canberra area. Young is situated in a valley, with surrounding hills. The town is named after Sir John Young, the Governor of NSW during 1861-7.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Young

   yung, adj. not long born: in early life: in the first part of growth: vigorous: relating to youth: junior, the younger of two persons having the same name: inexperienced: newly arrived—in Australia.—n. the offspring of animals.—adjs. Young′-eyed (Shak.), with the bright eyes of youth; Young′ish, somewhat young.—n. Young′ling, a young person or animal.—adj. youthful, young.—adv. Young′ly.—ns. Young′ness; Young′ster, a young person: a lad; Youngth (Spens.), youth.—adj. Youngth′ly (Spens.), youthful.—Young blood, fresh accession of strength; Young England, the name applied, during the Corn-Law struggle (1842-45), to a little band of young Tory politicians, who hated Free Trade and Radicalism, and professed a sentimental attachment to earlier forms of social life in England; Young England, America, &c., the rising generation in England, America, &c.; Young Ireland, a group of Irish politicians who broke away from O'Connell about 1844, because of his rooted aversion to physical force; Young Italy, an association of Italian republican agitators, active about 1834, under the lead of Mazzini; Young person, Mr Podsnap's phrase for youth generally, considered as too inexperienced to hear about some matters within the range of adult human experience—from Dickens's Our Mutual Friend; Young Pretender, Prince Charlie, as distinguished from his father the Pretender or Old Pretender.—With young, pregnant. [A.S. geong; Ger. jung; also conn. with L. juvenis, Sans. yuvan, young.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. young

   A word often used for uninitiated.--Young gentlemen, a general designation for midshipmen, whatever their age.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. young

   Having qualities relating to youth.

   They were both young in their behaviour and outlook on life.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 25, 2020  

2. ---

   young

   To have the body shape and skin of youth.

   People are looking younger these days and choose to exercise and look after their body so look and feel more youthgul.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 5, 2020  

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. YOUNG

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Young is ranked #32 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Young surname appeared 484,447 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 164 would have the surname Young.
   
   66.2% or 320,995 total occurrences were White.
   24.6% or 119,513 total occurrences were Black.
   3% or 14,679 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.6% or 12,886 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.5% or 12,499 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.7% or 3,827 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Egyptologist
   • Actress
   • Animal
   • Baseball Player
   • Civil Rights Leader
   • Living Thing
   • Physicist
   • Poet
   • Religious Leader
   • Saxophonist

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Young' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #272

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Young' in Written Corpus Frequency: #492

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Young' in Adjectives Frequency: #14

How to pronounce Young?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Young in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Young in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Young in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Young in a Sentence

1. Robertson Davies:

   The world is burdened with young fogies. Old men with ossified minds are easily dealt with. But men who look young, act young and everlastingly harp on the fact that they are young, but who nevertheless think and act with a degree of caution that would be excessive in their grandfathers, are the curse of the world. Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don't know what they are conserving.

2. Vivek Murthy:

   The goal of the student community corps is to one, recognize the power that young people have to not only get vaccinated, but to help their peers get vaccinated. And it's also to recognize that, inherent in that power, is the fact that young people often want to hear from other young people, the student community corps is really intended to provide young people with the resources and support that they need to go out there and talk to their classmates, to their family members, and to their friends and help them get the information they need to get vaccinated. And sometimes that's information about the nature of the vaccine, sometimes it's information about the variants, the Delta variant, sometimes it's information about long Covid symptoms and the risks of going unvaccinated.

3. Brittany McBride:

   Sex ed needs to be honest and accurate and give Young People the information and support Young People need to live the lives Young People deserve. These are life skills. We can't expect Young People to become adults with an incomplete toolbox. We need to give Young People the information before Young People need it.

4. Manager Ned Yost:

   I talked to Chris Young and told Chris Young that if Eddie finds out, you know how tough World Series can be, i remember Chris Young just went through it, Mous went through it with Chris Young mom. It's a very, very tough thing, especially right before you're about to go out and pitch. It would almost be impossible to do that in Game 1 of World Series. I told Chris Young just to be ready in case something happens. And Chris Young would have to pick up the slack.

5. Harold Macmillan:

   It has been said that there is no fool like an old fool, except a young fool. But the young fool has first to grow up to be an old fool to realize what a damn fool he was when he was a young fool.

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