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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024young /yʌŋ/USA pronunciation adj., young•er /ˈyʌŋgɚ/USA pronunciation young•est /ˈyʌŋgɪst/USA pronunciation n.
adj. - being in the first or early stage of life, growth, or development:two young children; a young science.
- having the appearance, freshness, vigor, or other qualities of youth:I feel young again!
- of or relating to youth:[before a noun]I was idealistic in my younger days.
n. [plural* used with a plural verb] - [the + ~] young persons.
- young offspring:a mother hen protecting her young.
Idioms- Idioms with young, (of an animal) pregnant.
young•ish, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024young (yung),USA pronunciation adj., young•er (yung′gər),USA pronunciation young•est (yung′gist),USA pronunciation n.
adj. - being in the first or early stage of life or growth;
youthful;
not old:a young woman. - having the appearance, freshness, vigor, or other qualities of youth.
- of or pertaining 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.
n. - 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.
- with young, (of an animal) pregnant.
- bef. 900; Middle English yong(e), Old English geong; cognate with Dutch jong, German jung, Old Norse ungr, Gothic jungs; akin to Latin juvenis
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged growing. Young, youthful, juvenile all refer to lack of age. Young is the general word for that which is undeveloped, immature, and in process of growth:a young colt, child; young shoots of wheat.Youthful has connotations suggesting the favorable characteristics of youth, such as vigor, enthusiasm, and hopefulness:youthful sports, energy, outlook.Juvenile may suggest less desirable characteristics, such as childishness, petulance, idleness, selfishness, or heedlessness (juvenile behavior), or it may refer simply to the years, up to the later teens, before legal responsibility:juvenile delinquency; juvenile court; juvenile books.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mature, old.
Young (yung),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Andrew (Jackson, Jr.), born 1932, U.S. clergyman, civil-rights leader, politician, and diplomat: mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, since 1981.
- Biographical Art(hur Henry), 1866–1944, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Biographical Brigham, 1801–77, U.S. leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- Biographical Charles, 1864–1922, U.S. army colonel: highest-ranking black officer in World War I.
- Biographical Denton T. (Cy), 1867–1955, U.S. baseball player.
- Biographical Edward, 1683–1765, English poet.
- Biographical Ella, 1867–1956, Irish poet and mythologist in the U.S.
- Biographical Owen D., 1874–1962, U.S. lawyer, industrialist, government administrator, and financier.
- Biographical Stark, 1881–1963, U.S. drama critic, novelist, and playwright.
- Biographical Thomas, 1773–1829, English physician, physicist, mathematician, and Egyptologist.
- Biographical Whitney M., Jr., 1921–71, U.S. social worker and educator: executive director of the National Urban League 1961–71.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: young /jʌŋ/ adj ( younger /ˈjʌŋɡə/, youngest /ˈjʌŋɡɪst/)- 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
- 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
- (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
n - (functioning as plural) offspring, esp young animals: a rabbit with her young
- with young ⇒ (of animals) pregnant
Etymology: Old English geong; related to Old Saxon, Old High German iung, Old Norse ungr, Latin iuvenis, Sanskrit yuvanˈyoungish adj Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Young /jʌŋ/ n - 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
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