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- Dictionaryyoung/yəNG/
adjective
- 1. having lived or existed for only a short time: "a young girl" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. offspring, especially of an animal before or soon after birth: "this species carries its young" Similar
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having lived or existed for only a short time and not old: young adults / children. His girlfriend's very young. The trees in this part of the forest are still fairly young. Philippa is the youngest person in the family. Angela is two years younger than Clare. the Younger.
Young definition: being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old. See examples of YOUNG used in a sentence.
1. a. : being in the first or an early stage of life, growth, or development. b. : junior sense 1a. c. : of an early, tender, or desirable age for use as food or drink. fresh young lamb. a young wine. 2. : having little experience. 3. a. : recently come into being : new. a young publishing company. b. : youthful sense 5. 4.
1. Being in an early period of life, development, or growth. 2. Newly begun or formed; not advanced: a young biotech company. 3. Relating to, typical of, or suggestive of youth or early life: He is young for his age. 4. Lacking experience; immature: a young hand at plowing. 5. Being the junior of two people having the same name. 6.
Use the adjective young to describe a person who hasn't been alive very long or doesn't have much life experience. You might feel much wiser and more sophisticated than your young cousins — even if you secretly enjoy playing games with them.
having lived or existed for only a short time; not fully developed. Young babies need to be wrapped up warmly. a young country. Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant. It's a young wine, not really up to drinking yet. The night is still young (= it has only just started).
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 ...
having lived or existed for only a short time and not old: young adults / children. His girlfriend's very young. The trees in this part of the forest are still fairly young. Philippa is the youngest person in the family. Angela is two years younger than Clare. the Younger.
Being in an early period of life or growth; not old. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Characteristic of youth in quality, appearance, or behavior; fresh; vigorous; strong; lively; active. Webster's New World. Representing or embodying a new tendency, social movement, progressivism, etc. The Young Turks.
YOUNG definition: 1. having lived or existed for only a short time and not old: 2. young people generally: 3. an…. Learn more.
