young1 adjectiveyoung2 noun
youngyoung1 /jʌŋ/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective (comparative younger, superlative youngest) 
WORD ORIGINyoung1
Origin:
Old English geongEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- "Impact" is a lively young company which specializes in public relations.
- a single mother with two young children
- As a country, Zimbabwe is still quite young.
- At 35, he is the youngest person to hold this office.
- He's a perfectly respectable young man.
- Her youngest son works for a television company.
- In just a week, you can have younger, smoother skin.
- Most banks are keen to loan money to promising young businesses.
- Sometimes I forget you're younger than I am.
- There was a young pine tree in the back yard.
- When I was younger, I used to play a lot of baseball.
- In 1900 she married Stephen Townesend, a young doctor with stage aspirations whom she had tried to help.
- It is hard to discard traditional notions of what young people need to succeed in the economy.
- Most were hired annually, and the employment did give young women a measure of choice and relative economic independence.
- Next time I saw Joe he looked maybe not 10 years younger but certainly a totally different man and ready to rock.
- Such seriousness, intensity, and power in a young man set him apart and left an impression on others.
- The young man, sputtering now, rested his long head-which seemed to swell and turn a mahogany color-against the tree trunk.
- The pressures on young people - especially students - to use drugs are increasing.
- The story began when a young man attended a party in Mournacre Hill, a suburb of Leicester.
THESAURUS
not old: · a young man of about 22· My dad died when I was young.· There are excellent facilities for young children.· Young people are often unable to get jobs.
a small child is very young. Little sounds more informal than small, and is used especially in spoken English: · They have two small children.· We used to go camping a lot when the kids were little.
[only before noun] between the ages of 13 and 19: · a group of teenage boys· They have three teenage children.
especially written at the age when you change from being a child into an adult – used especially when talking about the problems that young people have at this age: · Sudden mood changes are common in adolescent girls.· adolescent behaviour
[only before noun] formal connected with young people who commit crime: · juvenile crime· a special prison for juvenile offenders· juvenile delinquents (=young people who commit crimes)
especially written seeming young, or typical of someone who is young – often used about someone who is no longer young: · a youthful 55-year-old· youthful enthusiasm· Andrew still has a slim youthful look about him.· The photograph showed a youthful, smiling Rose.
connected with sports played by young people rather than adults: · the junior championships· the junior champion
when you are young the time when you are a child, especially a young child: · I had a wonderful childhood in the country.· childhood illnesses
the time when you are a young girl or boy: · The two men had been friends in boyhood.· the transition from girlhood to womanhood
the time when you are young, especially between about 15 and 25 when you are no longer a child: · He was a great sportsman in his youth.· She revisited all the places where she had spent her youth.
the time when you are changing from being a child into an adult – used especially when you are talking about the problems people have at this age: · During adolescence, boys are often lacking in self-confidence.·
formal the time when you are a baby: · In the past, many more babies died in infancy.
Longman Language Activatoryoung · You're too young to smoke.· a single mother with two young children· When I was younger, I used to play a lot of baseball.· Her youngest son works for a television company.· At 35, he is the youngest person to hold this office.
especially spoken very young - use this to talk about a young child: · When I was little we used to go camping a lot.· There were three bridesmaids at the wedding, and even the little one behaved beautifully.little boy/girl (=a young child, or a young son or daughter): · They've been married for ten years and have two little girls.· Who's that little boy in the blue sweater?
young, usually less than about ten years old: · We loved going to the zoo when we were small.· The kids were too small to really understand.small children: · She soon discovered that looking after small children was very tiring.
younger than someone else · At school, the younger children go home an hour before the rest.· He is the most influential of the younger French photographers.
: ten years/18 months etc somebody's junior formal ten years, etc younger than someone else: · Sarah is six years my junior.· He was replaced by a young graduate, 10 years his junior.
a brother or sister who is younger than you · Tony's the oldest - he has two younger sisters.· The king was killed by his younger brother.
a younger sister or brother, especially one who is still a child: · Mike's little brother is doing much better at school than he is.· She went to the ballet class with her little sister every week.
informal a younger sister or brother, who is usually still a child: · He has a kid sister in the fourth grade at school.· I suddenly realized Bobby was more than just an annoying kid brother who always wanted to use my stuff.
a young person someone who is between 13 and 19 years old: · River Phoenix became a famous actor while still a teenager.· The survey shows that four out of five teenagers have experimented with illegal drugs.
a young man between about 15 and 25 years old - use this especially about groups of young men who behave badly or do something illegal: · One of the youths pushed her against the wall and took her bag.· The police had questioned three youths, but then later released them without charge.· a gang of youths on motorbikes
someone who is in their teens is between 13 and 19 years old: · She had run away from home several times in her teens.in your early/mid/late teens: · Most of the girls at the concert were in their early teens.
someone who is at the age when they change from being a child into a young adult - use this especially when talking about problems that young people have at this age: · John changed from a friendly and cheerful young boy into a confused adolescent.· An estimated 62 million Americans smoke, including 4.1 million adolescents aged 12-17.
a person under the age when they legally become an adult - used in legal contexts: · Stores are forbidden to sell alcohol and cigarettes to minors.
young people in general · The show is extremely popular, especially with the young.· Living together without getting married is increasingly common among the young.
the young people of a particular time or place: the youth of: · The youth of today have much more money than we had 50 years ago.· The youth of industrialized nations need to be made aware of global problems.
the time when you were young the time when you are a child: · Nina had happy memories of her childhood on the farm.early childhood (=when you are a young child): · His early childhood was spent with his father in Chicago.
the time when you are young, especially the time between 15 and 25 when you are no longer a child: · She revisited all the places where she had spent her youth.in somebody's youth (=when they were young): · Caroline had been a ballet dancer in her youth.
the time when a young person is changing from being a child into a young adult - use this especially when talking about the problems that young people have at this age: · During adolescence, boys are sometimes very shy and lacking in self-confidence.
affecting or involving young people: youth club/group/organization etc a club, group etc for young people: · I met her at the local youth club.· a concert by the National Youth Orchestra
use this about things produced for teenagers, or things that teenagers do: · the teenage music sceneteenage fashions/magazines/pregnancy/drug-taking etc: · There has been a significant increase in teenage pregnancies recently.
use this about crimes by young people: juvenile crime/offender (=crime by young people/a young person who is a criminal): · Juvenile crime is an increasing problem in big cities.· Many juvenile offenders were being put in adult prisons.juvenile delinquency (=illegal or bad behaviour by young people): · The public housing units have frequently become slums and hotbeds of crime, especially juvenile delinquency.juvenile court (=a court that deals with crimes by young people): · O'Brien, 15, will face murder charges in a juvenile court.
looking or behaving like a young person looking or behaving like a young person, even though you are no longer young: · At 61, she seems remarkably youthful.· Although middle-aged, he had a youthful appearance.· She still manages to bring a youthful enthusiasm and energy to her work.
to look younger than you really are: · Veronique looks very young for her age, and people often think that her daughter is her sister.
British someone who dresses in clothes that are only suitable for a much younger person in order to seem younger - use this to say that you think this makes them look silly or embarrassing: · Some people might think that she was 'mutton dressed as lamb', but tonight Moira really didn't care.
to die when you are still young to die when you are young: · Like so many other pop stars, Jim Morrison died young.· a memorial to tens of thousands of allied soldiers, many of whom died so young
to die when you are still young, strong, and active, as a result of an accident, sudden illness etc: · The movie tells the story of a popular athlete cut down in his prime.be cut off/down in your prime by: · Dolly was an energetic woman who was suddenly cut off in her prime by scarlet fever.
someone's death that happens before it would normally be expected: · James Dean had made just three movies before his untimely death in 1955.
a new government/company/country a new organization, government etc has only existed for a short time: · Within weeks of the election, the new government announced big tax cuts.· Thousands of new businesses are set up each year.· one of Europe's newest TV stations
a young company or country is one which has not existed for very long and has not yet fully developed: · Most banks are keen to loan money to promising young businesses.· "Impact" is a lively young company which specializes in public relations.· As a country, Zimbabwe is still quite young.
a start-up company is a new company that has recently been started, especially one that uses computers and the Internet: · Several start-up Net companies saw their share prices rocket in the first few years, only to see them plunge as the recession hit.
not young · She wanted to have a baby before she was too old.· For the first time in my life, I feel old.· An old man was in the park feeding the pigeons.too old for somebody (=too old to have a romantic relationship with someone) · She shouldn't marry him - he's much too old for her.
old - use this as a polite way of talking about old people: · A group of elderly ladies sat drinking coffee in the cafeteria.· An elderly Englishwoman was seated next to me on the plane.· A few decades ago, the average cruise ship passenger was elderly, affluent, and retired. Not anymore.
: ageing rock star/movie star/hippy/romeo etc one who is becoming old, especially in an unattractive way, and seems too old to be a rock star, film star etc: · The bar was fill with ageing hippies.· These days, most of the houses in the Hollywood Hills are owned by aging movie stars and rich businessmen.
especially British a humorous but slightly unkind word meaning very old: · He's not just old, he's ancient. absolutely/completely/really etc ancient: · Mum looks absolutely ancient in this picture.
informal to be fairly old: · Cal is getting on a bit and doesn't play much golf anymore.getting on in years: · Ethel's getting on in years now -- she must be in her late 60s.
if you say you are not as young as you were , you mean you are getting old, especially so that you are not strong enough or healthy enough to do things that you used to do: · We do go out sometimes, but not very often. I guess we're not as young as we used to be.· "I'm not as young as I once was," concedes the cigar-chomping, 48-year-old Mr. Tiant.
skin that is wrinkled has lines on it that are caused by old age: · Her face looked old and wrinkled in the morning light.wrinkled old man/woman: · At the far end of the market, a wrinkled old woman sat smoking a pipe.
a wizened old man or woman has a small, bent body and lines on their skin because they are very old: · He barely recognized her wizened face and haggard features.wizened old man/woman: · The door was opened by a wizened old man clutching a walking stick.
not young anymore but not yet old, usually between the ages of around 40 to 65: · The condition predominantly affects middle-aged or elderly females.· a middle-aged businessman
WORD SETSborstal, nounbovver, noundropout, nounflower power, noungang, nounmod, nounpunk, nounpuppy love, nounrocker, nounsalad days, nounskinhead, nounsubculture, nounteen, adjectiveteenage, adjectiveteenager, nounteenybopper, nounwhippersnapper, nounyob, nounyoung, adjectiveyoungster, nounyouth club, nounyouth culture, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
When I was young, I wanted to be a model. John was a great footballer in his younger days (=when he was younger). Val is incredibly young for her age.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES I’ve known Mollie ever since I was a little girl. Thousands of young hopefuls were auditioned for the role. a young lad a pair of young lovers She married young (=at a young age).
When I was young, I wanted to be a model. John was a great footballer in his younger days (=when he was younger). Val is incredibly young for her age.· She’d been playing the piano from a very early age.
· Kids can start learning a second language at a young age.
· a magazine with a young audience
· Do you have any younger brothers?
· Young children are naturally curious about the world.
· A young couple with a baby have just moved into the house next door.
· They had seven children and three of them died young.
· Even young children know the difference between right and wrong.
British English old-fashioned Young folk these days don’t know the meaning of work.
Young folk these days don’t know the meaning of work.· The party needs to make its policies appeal to the younger generation too.
I’ve known Mollie ever since I was a little girl. Thousands of young hopefuls were auditioned for the role.· The never-ending demands of a young infant can be very stressful for parents.
a young lad (=a learner who is a child)· The activities are good for young learners.
a pair of young lovers She married young (=at a young age).· Mary showed a lot of aggressive behaviour towards her younger sister.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Fear, rage and awe contend in me - such talent for deception in one so young!· Second and third graders are still so young.· She was so young, scarcely older than some of his pupils.· She was so young, and a real beauty.· She had not realised that they were so young.· Yesterday he would have been fifty-nine. So young, Primo thinks.· She was so young, so full of life.· It must be nice to be so young and to be able to touch some one for no reason at all.
· It looked strange and far too young.· Probably he was too young for them.· But, all young. Too young to be Regent, I say.· She knows the team is too young and too raw to make much of a showing this season.· I was too young to exercise my intellectual force to demolish prejudices that made me sick.· She was 14, too young to be on a world stage.· He wore a black leather coat, too young for him if he had looked his age.· Self-reliance was the lesson, but it was intended for those too young to understand it.
· All the girls were skilled at farm work, work they had done since they were very young.· They were tough, highly trained volunteers in the Airborne, but some looked very young to me.· She's very young, only a girl really, and it takes time to get used to this funny little country.· In its current manifestation, the Berlin band looks very young and substantially female and sounds extremely enthusiastic.· How to increase joy Think back to when you were very young.· I was fifteen, remember. Very young.· The very young can stop feeding and rapidly become very ill.· Other chapter books are, of course, emotionally inappropriate for very young children.
NOUN· There are a number of species generally similar to this one in rocks of Cretaceous and younger age.· Consequently, he learned to be self-sufficient at a young age.· Species resembling this one in general shape are met with in rocks of Cretaceous and younger age.· Other justices seemed concerned with the young age of the grade-school children involved.· This was a big step for me and put me on the road to caddying top tournaments at a very young age.· These women were old and toothless at a young age, their eyes bereft of hope.· Richard Lewis has expanded the Bisham Abbey squad and they have started to select children at a younger age than before.· From a very young age he had an extraordinary in-built ability to focus.
· Then they were asked to look at a young boy.· The younger boys were not deaf, it turned out.· Dauntless had been a young boy then, newly recruited into the order and eager to prove himself worthy.· But his dismissal was too abrupt for young boys.· The young boy was running down the road towards Martin with a posse of four helpers close behind.· By the time Derek Dashwood first saw it as a young boy in 1952, it was falling into disrepair.· And young boys grin over their first pint of cider.· A younger boy, six or so, sits on the seat of the moped and watches them.
· They assist their parents in feeding their new younger brothers and sisters and in defending them from predators such as snakes.· Only the youngest brother, Goiko, kept his word and said nothing of the matter to his wife.· I do not kneel to the younger brothers and sisters, but I owe them respect.· Gelon of Syracuse had left his younger brother Hiero in charge of Gela.· Cameron was educated at home in a remote farmhouse with his younger brother and sister by parents Val and Phil.· The struggle continues in the light of day in two stories which tell how he, the younger brother, gets the better of Esau.· She bitterly resented her husband's domination by his younger brother.
· This is especially important in a home with young children.· Certainly, younger children show affection and have feelings of liking and disliking.· For example, young children are held less liable than older children.· Tale-telling on each other and inciting each other to be naughty are frequent problems faced by parents of young children.· The youngest child was wearing a soiled diaper.
· She sighed, and wondered if all she had done to help the young couple could possibly have been worth it.· And there was this terrific young couple, Herb, deep in lust and love.· A young couple and the wife's parents bought a house together but only the younger couple were registered as owners.· On our other side a young couple wandered by and plopped down with only a six-pack and a sleeping bag.· Time allowed 00:18 Read in studio Eight young couples are living in new homes thanks to a village's own housing scheme.· A starter home is for young couples on the way up.· The idea is stop young couples from moving away.· A young couple I know has just been blessed with a new baby boy.
· Actually standing beside him was Matthew's younger daughter Clare.· He certainly did not treat her as a little princess, a status that youngest daughters in some families enjoy.· When we moved from Durham to Bristol our youngest daughter was ten.· The parents left three young daughters behind.· On 9 July 1877 Matcham married Robinson's younger daughter Maria, by whom he had two daughters.· Every time the father took a wrong guess, the youngest daughter laughed loudly.· The poor man left a widow and a young daughter.· In the row directly in front of us sat a father and his young daughter.
· Demographics: Are there a lot of young families?· Some years back, when he had a young family, Lewry joined his local National Trust centre.· There are a lot of young families in the neighborhood and I see kids playing on bikes, which I really like.· Younger lawyers often have greater need for current cash to support young families and pay off educational loans and mortgages.· A more dramatic change for the youngest family member came in the new year.· Wootton had already gone home: he had a young family and a termagant wife.· There are good swimming beaches each end of town with shallow sandy water, ideal for young families.
· The younger generation did seem less committed to the politics of the street demonstration and the illegal parade.· Basic compassion, not just for the old but for the younger generation too, lies at the heart of this idea.· Voice over It's a recruiting ground for the younger generation and a meeting place for old friends like Billy Connolly.· I began to encounter a younger generation.· But, again, it's the same young generation of women making it this far.· For the younger generation, they have no knowledge of the history, so they think it is very interesting.· Rock and roll, which arrived for me in 1958, had completely severed the younger generation from its elders.· Barred from selling shares to outsiders, some of the younger generation of Moores are keen to realise their enormous paper wealth.
· I think his pleasure was merely to talk about it in that calm way to a completely ignorant young girl.· In college he loved a young girl of a lower class and ruined her; she died a suicide.· The shoes she had when she was a young girl.· A pretty young girl, who looked a little like Gabby.· I was just a young girl from a small planet and I felt very unimportant here.· In it she tries to justify the vindictiveness with which she treated the young girl.· Yet it is the head movements of the young girl as she dances to Pie Jesu that are so telling.· After Rubin Stacy was lynched, young girls were allowed to view the body.
· Hadn't he actually been elected to the State Senate - old Jack Ryan's youngest lad?· They've put together a side of young lads and journeyman pros, and that is meant as a compliment.· Two young lads from Hafnarfjödur, a small fishing village near Reykjavik, were going like loonies.· He's a young lad who was employed in the house here, living in.· He had been a recruit in his class, a bright young lad.· A young lad, a boy; probably still an adolescent and little for his age at that.· There was scope here for a young lad with ability.
· Many young ladies will mourn Steven's departure.· Stephens collected samplers done by young ladies from prominent Eastern families who attended female academies.· The Senior Management team were evidently congratulating themselves on having recruited such an able young lady.· That's the young lady you saw at Wuthering Heights, Mr Lockwood.· She hadn't known Mr Arkwright was thinking of getting married; and what a lovely young lady!· The young lady doctor had said ten minutes, but they must have been here twenty.· Ann did most of the cooking, assisted occasionally, by the young ladies and teachers.
· The hotel was almost empty and all the young men had been drafted into the army.· Dvorah dear, this is the young man.· One day, after the play, he was talking to a young man outside the Rose.· Was the future of the Rabari incarnate in this young man?· There was moreover, a young man in the congregation who lapsed into this sin.· Madam Sahib, it is because he is a young man.· The younger man agreed to fly back to Swindon with Wiltshire detectives.· He shook his head to drive away some bottleneck flies straying from the vile puddle in front of the horse-faced young man.
· A few children's homes have been opened but they also double as reformatories for young offenders.· Sentence: three years' detention in a young offender institution.· My Department is providing £200,000 this financial year to motor projects dealing with young offenders, thereby keeping them out of custody.· Punishing the criminal Home secretary Jack Straw has a policy of placing more young offenders in custody.· They say the centre, to be based at a former young offenders institution, will treat refugees as criminals.· Putting young offenders into a prison or other custodial establishment does not deter them from offending.
· One approach was to read these young people the riot act and let them repent or retreat.· Among the issues considered were homelessness, unemployment, children and young people in poverty and the benefits systems.· Yet in our society we systematically separate young people from adults.· Educating young people to drink responsibly and in moderation is best achieved by parents setting a good example.· Almost 2. 5 million young people were attending college.· Many young people with the encouragement of their parents, left home at this time to avoid these responsibilities.· One of the main issues today is the future of young people.
· Dominic's show-off fact: He was the youngest person ever to run for London Mayor.· And so when I talk to a young person I have a captive audience.· When a child or young person is received into care a placement with a carer or carers has to be made.· The uncommon 7-year-old wanted to be the youngest person to pilot a plane across the country.· The breakthrough for the young person who has left their family home is different.· It was an extraordinary time for a young person like Alvin, black and a dancer, to arrive in New York.· But it failed to discuss how consent should be interpreted where children, young persons and the mentally backward are concerned.· Immobilization produces increased bone resorption resulting in hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria, and is particularly severe in young persons.
· Jamie, 18, is Boro's young player of the year while Sean, also 18, plays for the Quakers.· There are too many good prospects in each system, promising young players no organization wishes to lose.· She is a good role model for young players with her excellent attitude and obvious love of the game.· The show will start with Napoleon Kaufman, the most dynamic young player in the game.· Wayne Williams took the top scorer's award and David Flinn was the chosen as the best young player.· But I didn't feel like I had the right as a young player to just come in an act like that.· Vijay Singh and Paul Broadhurst are just two examples of young players with real potential who have obviously benefited from the experience.· These were young players, too young.
· She eats the eggs laid by her daughter, whose sole job is to raise her own young sisters.· Two younger sisters have also joined the force.· Hathi had come with us because no one could imagine our youngest sister, Rose, without him.· She was the glamorous, daring one-Muriel was the younger, timid, plump, solemn younger sister.· It was high time some one took his young sister down a peg.· Despite our differences, though, they treated me like a younger sister.· I refuse to allow you to inspect my cellars simply because you have seen my young sister carrying a torch.· The survivors were Nietzsche himself and a younger sister.
· Other birds stood on Tallis, pecked at her, pecked at the charred flesh of the youngest son.· Some say that Diomedes went with him and others Neoptolemus, also called Pyrrhus, the young son of Achilles.· At the date of this book, 1569, the press had been taken over by Aldus's youngest son, Paulus.· Redmond is Harry Trench, a new doctor and youngest son of landed gentry with a small investment income.· The Mellors and their two young sons became regular guests at the Garrads' home at Frinton-on-Sea, Essex.· Lord Douglas lived in the castle, and his young son, William, liked me.· He was the youngest son of a poor parson.· William's young son, Edwin, plays on the Adventure Playground nearby.
· Myeloski had been joined by a young woman in her early twenties.· Softball is played on the college level by young women.· This story of a self-obsessed young woman wears thin well before her world comes to its crashing end.· At the time, the necessary math was done by a group of young women using mechanical desk calculators.· It's not every day a young woman pulls a gun on a burglar.· Two young women flag me down.· And in the village of Marlott, following ancient custom, the young women gathered to dance every holiday.· Gibson began to draw what he was interested in most: beautiful young women.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► young gun/Turk► somebody is not getting any younger► 65/82/97 etc years youngPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an old head on young shoulders
- Now, you listen to me, young man!
- He certainly got his money's worth, that young man.
- He was a very beautiful young man, a bit like a girl, perhaps - but still very good-looking.
- If Southend police could run in some young man who picked up the car on the Foulness road yesterday afternoon.
- Their captors are equally enthralled with the two young men.
- This is a young man's play, and it feels like one.
- This social and hormonal dilemma of young men was illuminated by a series of experiments with Rhesus monkeys in Atlanta.
- Was the future of the Rabari incarnate in this young man?
- Arthur's 96, but he's still young at heart.
- It's ideal for children aged over five and adults who are young at heart.
- Obtain a fifty five Plymouth for the young at heart.
- It's about time we got some young blood in this company.
- But Kit wasn't having some young blood replace his female prizes.
- He stopped once to look at the young blood sleeping among the Begonias.
- Leaning over the parapet to watch the young bloods in the river sprucing up their horses for the fair.
- Well, that 25-yard volley makes it two-nil to the young bloods.
- As Jack goes on hunting, the little ones look at him as an expert.
- Bowel frequency, for example, was little greater in the older patients than in the younger ones.
- Happy shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock!
- Helping with academic or social tasks, the older children develop a sense of responsibility for the younger ones in the building.
- Mr Preston had recently cleared out his old trees and planted new young ones.
- Older respondents tend to state their replies in honorifics; younger ones are less reverential.
- The older kids were at school and two of the women had taken the younger ones to the park.
- They were thinking of wives and little ones far away, and wondering if they would ever see them again.
- You have to start young if you want to be a great musician.
- Awareness of personal attitudes to ageing has to start young.
- But protest comes from awareness and today awareness starts young.
- But they say the best pilots start young and David Leech will have to wait till August for his first solo.
- With many sexually active before their sixteenth birthday and with drug taking on the increase, education needs to start young.
WORD FAMILYnounyoungyoungsteryouthyouthfulnessadjectiveyoungyouthfuladverbyouthfully
1a young person, plant, or animal has not lived for very long: a young child He’s younger than me. You’re too young to get married. young trees When I was young, I wanted to be a model. John was a great footballer in his younger days (=when he was younger).2a young country, organization, or type of science has existed for only a short time: At that time, America was still a young nation. Psychology is a young science.3young lady/man spoken used to speak to a girl or boy when you are angry with them: Now, you listen to me, young man!4seeming or looking younger than you are SYN youthful: Val is incredibly young for her age.5young at heart thinking and behaving as if you were young, even though you are old665/82/97 etc years young spoken used humorously to give the age of an old person who seems or feels much younger: Next week, Bessie will be 84 years young.7designed or intended for young people: I’m looking for something in a younger style.8young gun/Turk a young person who has just started doing a job or being involved in something, and is eager to achieve things or make changes9somebody is not getting any younger used to say that someone is no longer young, especially when they may soon be too old to do somethingGRAMMAR: Order of adjectivesIf there is more than one adjective, the adjectives are usually used in a fixed order.You say: · He’s a nice young man. ✗Don’t say: He’s a young nice man.You say: · We met a young German couple. ✗Don’t say: We met a German young couple.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVESTHESAURUSyoung not old: · a young man of about 22· My dad died when I was young.· There are excellent facilities for young children.· Young people are often unable to get jobs.small/little a small child is very young. Little sounds more informal than small, and is used especially in spoken English: · They have two small children.· We used to go camping a lot when the kids were little.teenage [only before noun] between the ages of 13 and 19: · a group of teenage boys· They have three teenage children.adolescent especially written at the age when you change from being a child into an adult – used especially when talking about the problems that young people have at this age: · Sudden mood changes are common in adolescent girls.· adolescent behaviourjuvenile /ˈdʒuːvənaɪl $ -nəl, -naɪl/ [only before noun] formal connected with young people who commit crime: · juvenile crime· a special prison for juvenile offenders· juvenile delinquents (=young people who commit crimes)youthful especially written seeming young, or typical of someone who is young – often used about someone who is no longer young: · a youthful 55-year-old· youthful enthusiasm· Andrew still has a slim youthful look about him.· The photograph showed a youthful, smiling Rose.junior connected with sports played by young people rather than adults: · the junior championships· the junior championCOLLOCATIONS CHECKsmall/little child/girl/boyteenage girl/boy/daughter/mother/pregnancyjuvenile crime/offence/court/offender/delinquentyouthful enthusiasm/energy/face/look/appearance when you are youngchildhood the time when you are a child, especially a young child: · I had a wonderful childhood in the country.· childhood illnessesgirlhood/boyhood the time when you are a young girl or boy: · The two men had been friends in boyhood.· the transition from girlhood to womanhoodyouth the time when you are young, especially between about 15 and 25 when you are no longer a child: · He was a great sportsman in his youth.· She revisited all the places where she had spent her youth.adolescence the time when you are changing from being a child into an adult – used especially when you are talking about the problems people have at this age: · During adolescence, boys are often lacking in self-confidence.· infancy formal the time when you are a baby: · In the past, many more babies died in infancy.young1 adjectiveyoung2 noun
youngyoung2 noun [plural] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Kangaroos carry their young in a pouch.
- The mother bird's main concern is to provide food for her young.
- But at least the young have education on their side.
- Low-ranking females will have young of whatever gender leaves the troop in order not to saddle the young with low rank.
- Status pays, because females at the top get more meat and have twice as many young as do others.
THESAURUS
a very young child who has not yet learned to speak or walk: · I sat next to a woman holding a baby.
a baby who has learned how to walk: · The playground has a special area for toddlers.
formal a baby or a very young child: · The disease is mainly found in infants.
spoken informal a baby, or a small child up to the age of about three: · How old is your little one?
the babies of an animal or bird: · Kangaroos carry their young in a pouch.
a group of baby animals that are born at the same time to the same mother: · Our cat has just had a litter of six kittens.
Longman Language Activatoryoung · You're too young to smoke.· a single mother with two young children· When I was younger, I used to play a lot of baseball.· Her youngest son works for a television company.· At 35, he is the youngest person to hold this office.
especially spoken very young - use this to talk about a young child: · When I was little we used to go camping a lot.· There were three bridesmaids at the wedding, and even the little one behaved beautifully.little boy/girl (=a young child, or a young son or daughter): · They've been married for ten years and have two little girls.· Who's that little boy in the blue sweater?
young, usually less than about ten years old: · We loved going to the zoo when we were small.· The kids were too small to really understand.small children: · She soon discovered that looking after small children was very tiring.
younger than someone else · At school, the younger children go home an hour before the rest.· He is the most influential of the younger French photographers.
: ten years/18 months etc somebody's junior formal ten years, etc younger than someone else: · Sarah is six years my junior.· He was replaced by a young graduate, 10 years his junior.
a brother or sister who is younger than you · Tony's the oldest - he has two younger sisters.· The king was killed by his younger brother.
a younger sister or brother, especially one who is still a child: · Mike's little brother is doing much better at school than he is.· She went to the ballet class with her little sister every week.
informal a younger sister or brother, who is usually still a child: · He has a kid sister in the fourth grade at school.· I suddenly realized Bobby was more than just an annoying kid brother who always wanted to use my stuff.
a young person someone who is between 13 and 19 years old: · River Phoenix became a famous actor while still a teenager.· The survey shows that four out of five teenagers have experimented with illegal drugs.
a young man between about 15 and 25 years old - use this especially about groups of young men who behave badly or do something illegal: · One of the youths pushed her against the wall and took her bag.· The police had questioned three youths, but then later released them without charge.· a gang of youths on motorbikes
someone who is in their teens is between 13 and 19 years old: · She had run away from home several times in her teens.in your early/mid/late teens: · Most of the girls at the concert were in their early teens.
someone who is at the age when they change from being a child into a young adult - use this especially when talking about problems that young people have at this age: · John changed from a friendly and cheerful young boy into a confused adolescent.· An estimated 62 million Americans smoke, including 4.1 million adolescents aged 12-17.
a person under the age when they legally become an adult - used in legal contexts: · Stores are forbidden to sell alcohol and cigarettes to minors.
young people in general · The show is extremely popular, especially with the young.· Living together without getting married is increasingly common among the young.
the young people of a particular time or place: the youth of: · The youth of today have much more money than we had 50 years ago.· The youth of industrialized nations need to be made aware of global problems.
the time when you were young the time when you are a child: · Nina had happy memories of her childhood on the farm.early childhood (=when you are a young child): · His early childhood was spent with his father in Chicago.
the time when you are young, especially the time between 15 and 25 when you are no longer a child: · She revisited all the places where she had spent her youth.in somebody's youth (=when they were young): · Caroline had been a ballet dancer in her youth.
the time when a young person is changing from being a child into a young adult - use this especially when talking about the problems that young people have at this age: · During adolescence, boys are sometimes very shy and lacking in self-confidence.
affecting or involving young people: youth club/group/organization etc a club, group etc for young people: · I met her at the local youth club.· a concert by the National Youth Orchestra
use this about things produced for teenagers, or things that teenagers do: · the teenage music sceneteenage fashions/magazines/pregnancy/drug-taking etc: · There has been a significant increase in teenage pregnancies recently.
use this about crimes by young people: juvenile crime/offender (=crime by young people/a young person who is a criminal): · Juvenile crime is an increasing problem in big cities.· Many juvenile offenders were being put in adult prisons.juvenile delinquency (=illegal or bad behaviour by young people): · The public housing units have frequently become slums and hotbeds of crime, especially juvenile delinquency.juvenile court (=a court that deals with crimes by young people): · O'Brien, 15, will face murder charges in a juvenile court.
looking or behaving like a young person looking or behaving like a young person, even though you are no longer young: · At 61, she seems remarkably youthful.· Although middle-aged, he had a youthful appearance.· She still manages to bring a youthful enthusiasm and energy to her work.
to look younger than you really are: · Veronique looks very young for her age, and people often think that her daughter is her sister.
British someone who dresses in clothes that are only suitable for a much younger person in order to seem younger - use this to say that you think this makes them look silly or embarrassing: · Some people might think that she was 'mutton dressed as lamb', but tonight Moira really didn't care.
a baby animal the babies of an animal or bird: · The mother bird's main concern is to provide food for her young.· Kangaroos carry their young in a pouch.
: baby animal/rabbit/elephant etc a very young animal, rabbit etc - used especially by or to children: · In the zoo there is a small farm where children can look at the baby animals.· Baby monkeys cling to their mother's backs.
a newborn animal is one that has just been born: · Newborn kittens cannot open their eyes.· a mother sheep with her newborn lamb
a group of several baby animals that are born at the same time and have the same mother: · The vet asked how many litters the dog had had.· Our cat, Elsie, just had a litter of six kittens.
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nouncall, nouncalve, verbcamel, nouncanine, adjectivecanine, nouncarapace, nouncarcass, nouncaribou, nouncarnivore, nouncarthorse, nouncat, nouncattle, nouncaudal, adjectivecayman, nouncetacean, nounchameleon, nounchamois, nouncheetah, nounchestnut, nounchickadee, nounchicken, nounchihuahua, nounchimpanzee, nounchinchilla, nounchipmunk, nounchow, nounclaw, nouncloven hoof, nouncoat, nouncob, nouncobra, nouncocker spaniel, nouncold-blooded, adjectivecollie, nouncolouring, nouncolt, nouncomb, nounconnective tissue, nouncony, nouncoon, nouncopperhead, nouncorgi, nouncougar, nouncourtship, nouncow, nouncoyote, nouncoypu, nouncrest, nouncrocodile, nouncrop, verbcrustacean, nouncry, nouncub, nouncur, noundachshund, nounDalmatian, noundeer, nounden, noundentine, noundingo, noundinosaur, noundoe, noundog, noundolphin, noundomesticate, verbdonkey, noundormouse, noundorsal, adjectivedromedary, nounduckbilled platypus, nounearthworm, nounelephant, nounelk, nounentrails, nounermine, nounewe, nounexcreta, nounexcretion, nounfallopian tube, nounfallow deer, nounfang, nounfauna, nounfawn, nounfeed, nounfeeler, nounfeline, adjectivefeline, nounfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferal, adjectiveferret, nounfetlock, nounfieldmouse, nounfilly, nounfin, nounfleece, nounflipper, nounflying fox, nounfoal, nounfoal, verbfoetus, nounforefoot, nounforeleg, nounfox, nounfoxhound, nounfox terrier, nounFriesian, nounfrog, nounfrogspawn, nounfruit bat, nounfur, nounfurry, adjectivegarter snake, noungazelle, noungecko, noungeese, gelding, noungerbil, nounGerman shepherd, noungestation, noungiant panda, noungibbon, noungiraffe, noungnu, noungoat, noungolden retriever, noungopher, noungorilla, noungregarious, adjectivegreyhound, noungroundhog, nounground squirrel, noungrunt, verbguinea pig, nounhack, nounhackles, nounhairless, adjectivehamster, nounhare, nounhart, nounhaunch, nounhedgehog, nounheifer, nounhen, nounherbivore, nounherd, nounhermit crab, nounhibernate, verbhind, adjectivehind, nounhindquarters, nounhippo, nounhippopotamus, nounhock, nounhog, nounhoof, nounhorned, adjectivehorse, nounhound, nounhowl, verbhump, nounhusky, nounhyaena, nounhybrid, nounhyena, nounibex, nouniguana, nounimpala, nouninbred, adjectiveinbreeding, nouninsectivore, nouninterbreed, verbinvertebrate, nounjackal, nounjackrabbit, nounjaguar, nounjellyfish, nounJersey, nounkangaroo, nounkid, nounkoala, nounkookaburra, nounLabrador, nounlair, nounlamb, nounlemming, nounleopard, nounlion, nounlioness, nounlitter, nounlitter, verblizard, nounllama, nounlonghorn, nounlugworm, nounlynx, nounmale, nounmamba, nounmammal, nounmammary, adjectivemammoth, nounmandible, nounmandrill, nounmane, nounman-eater, nounmare, nounmarmoset, nounmarsupial, nounmarten, nounmastitis, nounmate, nounmate, verbmating, nounmaw, nounmenagerie, nounmew, verbmiaow, verbmice, nounmigrant, nounmilk, verbmimic, verbmimic, nounmink, nounmole, nounmollusc, nounmongoose, nounmongrel, nounmonkey, nounmoo, verbmoose, nounmoult, verbmountain goat, nounmountain lion, nounmouse, nounmule, nounmuskrat, nounmussel, nounmustang, nounmutt, nounmuzzle, nounnag, nounnanny goat, nounnative, adjectivenative, nounnest, nounnewt, nounnocturnal, adjectiveocelot, nounoctopus, nounoffspring, nounoink, interjectionokapi, nounOld English sheepdog, nounomnivore, nounomnivorous, adjectiveopossum, nounorangutang, nounotter, nounox, nounpachyderm, nounpack, nounpad, nounpair, nounpanda, nounpanther, nounparasite, nounparasitic, adjectivepaw, nounpaw, verbpeccary, nounpedigree, adjectivepeke, nounPekinese, nounpelt, nounPersian cat, nounpest, nounpheasant, nounpiebald, adjectivepied, adjectivepig, nounpiggy, nounpiglet, nounpincer, nounpine marten, nounpinto, nounpit bull terrier, nounpit pony, nounplankton, nounplate, nounplatypus, nounpointer, nounpolar bear, nounpolecat, nounpolyp, nounpony, nounpooch, nounpoodle, nounporcupine, nounporker, nounporpoise, nounPortuguese man-of-war, nounpossum, nounpouch, nounprairie dog, nounprance, verbpredation, nounpredator, nounpredatory, adjectiveprehensile, adjectiveprey, nounprickle, nounpride, nounprimate, nounproboscis, nounprocreate, verbprowl, verbpterodactyl, nounpuffin, nounpug, nounpullet, nounpuma, nounpup, nounpurebred, adjectivepurr, verbpussy, nounpython, nounquack, verbquadruped, nounquill, nounrabbit, nounrabbit warren, nounrabid, adjectiveraccoon, nounracoon, nounram, nounrat, nounrattler, nounrattlesnake, nounravening, adjectivereindeer, nounreptile, nounretract, verbretriever, nounrhesus monkey, nounrhino, nounrhinoceros, nounroan, nounrodent, nounroe deer, nounrottweiler, nounruminant, nounruminate, verbrump, nounrunt, nounrut, nounsable, nounsac, nounsalamander, nounsausage dog, nounscavenge, verbschool, nounscorpion, nounseal, nounsea lion, nounseashell, nounsea urchin, nounsemen, nounserpent, nounsetter, nounsex, verbshed, verbsheep, nounsheepdog, nounShetland pony, nounshire horse, nounshrew, nounshrimp, nounSiamese cat, nounsilkworm, nounsimian, adjectivesire, nounskin, nounskunk, nounsloth, nounslug, nounsnail, nounsnake, nounsnakebite, nounsnarl, verbsniffer dog, nounsnout, nounsocial, adjectivesow, nounspaniel, nounspawn, verbspawn, nounsperm whale, nounsponge, nounspoor, nounspore, nounspringbok, nounsquid, nounsquirrel, nounstag, nounstallion, nounstarfish, nounSt Bernard, nounsteed, nounsteer, nounsting, nounstinger, nounstoat, nounstomach, nounstray, adjectivestray, nounstud, nounsucker, nounsuckle, verbsuckling, nounswine, nountadpole, nountail, nountame, adjectivetame, verbtapeworm, nountapir, nounteat, nountentacle, nounterrapin, nounterrier, nounterritorial, adjectiveterritory, nountiger, nountigress, nountoad, nountom, nountomcat, nountooth, nountortoise, nountortoiseshell, nountrumpet, verbtrunk, nountufted, adjectiveturtle, nountusk, nountyrannosaurus, nounudder, nounuterus, nounvampire bat, nounvent, nounvermin, nounvertebrate, nounvicuña, nounviper, nounvivarium, nounvixen, nounvole, nounwag, verbwallaby, nounwallow, verbwalrus, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewarren, nounwarthog, nounwater buffalo, nounwater rat, nounwater vole, nounweasel, nounweevil, nounwhale, nounwhelk, nounwhelp, nounwhelp, verbwhinny, verbwhippet, nounwhisker, nounwild boar, nounwildcat, nounwildebeest, nounwildfowl, nounwinkle, nounwithers, nounwolf, nounwolfhound, nounwombat, nounwool, nounyak, nounyap, verbyap, nounyearling, nounyelp, nounYorkshire terrier, nounyoung, nounzebra, nounzoologist, nounzoology, nounzygote, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES I’ve known Mollie ever since I was a little girl. Thousands of young hopefuls were auditioned for the role. a young lad a pair of young lovers She married young (=at a young age).
· She’d been playing the piano from a very early age.
· Kids can start learning a second language at a young age.
· a magazine with a young audience
· Do you have any younger brothers?
· Young children are naturally curious about the world.
· A young couple with a baby have just moved into the house next door.
· They had seven children and three of them died young.
· Even young children know the difference between right and wrong.
British English old-fashioned Young folk these days don’t know the meaning of work.
Young folk these days don’t know the meaning of work.· The party needs to make its policies appeal to the younger generation too.
I’ve known Mollie ever since I was a little girl. Thousands of young hopefuls were auditioned for the role.· The never-ending demands of a young infant can be very stressful for parents.
a young lad (=a learner who is a child)· The activities are good for young learners.
a pair of young lovers She married young (=at a young age).· Mary showed a lot of aggressive behaviour towards her younger sister.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an old head on young shoulders
- Certain drugs have a special appeal to the young.
- Living together without getting married is increasingly common among the young.
- The show is extremely popular, especially with the young.
- It's about time we got some young blood in this company.
- But Kit wasn't having some young blood replace his female prizes.
- He stopped once to look at the young blood sleeping among the Begonias.
- Leaning over the parapet to watch the young bloods in the river sprucing up their horses for the fair.
- Well, that 25-yard volley makes it two-nil to the young bloods.
- As Jack goes on hunting, the little ones look at him as an expert.
- Bowel frequency, for example, was little greater in the older patients than in the younger ones.
- Happy shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock!
- Helping with academic or social tasks, the older children develop a sense of responsibility for the younger ones in the building.
- Mr Preston had recently cleared out his old trees and planted new young ones.
- Older respondents tend to state their replies in honorifics; younger ones are less reverential.
- The older kids were at school and two of the women had taken the younger ones to the park.
- They were thinking of wives and little ones far away, and wondering if they would ever see them again.
- You have to start young if you want to be a great musician.
- Awareness of personal attitudes to ageing has to start young.
- But protest comes from awareness and today awareness starts young.
- But they say the best pilots start young and David Leech will have to wait till August for his first solo.
- With many sexually active before their sixteenth birthday and with drug taking on the increase, education needs to start young.
WORD FAMILYnounyoungyoungsteryouthyouthfulnessadjectiveyoungyouthfuladverbyouthfully
1the young young people: The young are easily misled.► see thesaurus at baby2a group of young animals that belong to a particular mother or type of animal: The lioness fought to protect her young.