Definition of young Young
/jʌˈŋ/ - [yung] - young
We found 34 definitions of young from 7 different sources.
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What does young mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: youngs |
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| young - any immature animal | ||
| offspring | ||
| animal, animate being, beast, brute, fauna, creature a living organism characterized by voluntary movement | ||
| hatchling any recently hatched animal (especially birds) | ||
| orphan a young animal without a mother | ||
| young mammal any immature mammal | ||
| young bird a bird that is still young | ||
| spat a young oyster or other bivalve | ||
| young - young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt" | ||
| youth | ||
| age bracket, age group, cohort a group of people having approximately the same age | ||
| 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) | ||
| Thomas Young | ||
| 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) | ||
| Brigham Young | ||
| young - United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955) | ||
| Cy Young, Danton True Young | ||
| young - English poet (1683-1765) | ||
| Edward Young | ||
| young - United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) | ||
| Pres Young, Lester Willis Young | ||
| young - United States civil rights leader (1921-1971) | ||
| Whitney Young, Whitney Moore Young Jr. | ||
| young - United States film and television actress (1913-2000) | ||
| Loretta Young | ||
Adjectiveyoung, younger, youngest |
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| young - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people" | ||
| immature | ||
| old of a very early stage in development; "Old English is also called Anglo Saxon"; "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century" | ||
| immature not yet mature | ||
| junior used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college; "the junior class"; "a third-year student" | ||
| new unfamiliar; "new experiences"; "experiences new to him"; "errors of someone new to the job" | ||
| age how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age" | ||
| animate thing, living thing a living (or once living) entity | ||
| one-year-old one year of age | ||
| two-year-old two years of age | ||
| three-year-old three years of age | ||
| four-year-old four years of age | ||
| five-year-old five years of age | ||
| teen, teenage, teenaged, adolescent in the state of development between puberty and maturity; "adolescent boys and girls" | ||
| infantile being or befitting or characteristic of an infant; "infantile games" | ||
| boyish, boylike, schoolboyish befitting or characteristic of a young boy; "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks" | ||
| childly, childlike befitting a young child; "childlike charm" | ||
| early at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" | ||
| girlish, schoolgirlish befitting or characteristic of a young girl; "girlish charm"; "a dress too schoolgirlish for office wear" | ||
| junior used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college; "the junior class"; "a third-year student" | ||
| little, small small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation" | ||
| newborn having just or recently arisen or come into existence; "new nations"; "with newborn fears" | ||
| preadolescent, preteen of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12; "a preteen party"; "preteen clothing" | ||
| puppyish, puppylike characteristic of a puppy | ||
| tender (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots" | ||
| youngish somewhat young | ||
| young - being in its early stage; "a young industry"; "the day is still young" | ||
| new unfamiliar; "new experiences"; "experiences new to him"; "errors of someone new to the job" | ||
| young - suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh; "he is young for his age" | ||
| youthful, vernal | ||
| immature, young not yet mature | ||
| young - (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn" | ||
| new | ||
| 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" | ||
| unseasoned, untested, untried | ||
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Wiktionary 
- young (Noun)
People who are young; young beings. - young (Noun)
The younger generation. - young (Noun)
Offspring. - young (Verb)
To become or seem to become younger. - young (Verb)
To cause to appear younger. - young (Verb)
To exhibit younging. - young (Adjective)
In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago. - young (Adjective)
As if young; having the look or qualities of a young person. - young (Adjective)
Of or belonging to the early part of life. - young (Adjective)
Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- young (superl.)
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. - young (superl.)
Being in the first part, pr period, of growth; as, a young plant; a young tree. - young (superl.)
Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak. - young (n.)
The offspring of animals, either a single animal or offspring collectively.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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young
Living being as genetically proceeding from an other one. -
young
The offspring or descendants of an animal (in some languages, it is used to refer to humans). -
young
In the early part of growth or life.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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young
A word often used for uninitiated.--Young gentlemen, a general designation for midshipmen, whatever their age.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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young
Old young, and old long.
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