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   young

   /yəNG/

   adjective

   • 1. having lived or existed for only a short time: "a young girl" Similar youthfuljuvenilejunioradolescentteenageteenagedimmaturechildlikebabyishboyishgirlishin the springtime of lifein one's salad daysinformal:teenyoung peopleyouthschildrenboys and girlsyoungstersyoung onesthe younger generationthe next generationjuvenilesminorsschoolboysschoolgirlswhippersnappersstriplingsinformal:kidskiddiesyoung 'unsladslassesOpposite oldelderlymature
   • ▪ not as old as the norm or as would be expected: "more people were dying young" Similar youthfuljuvenilejunioradolescentteenageteenagedimmaturechildlikebabyishboyishgirlishin the springtime of lifein one's salad daysinformal:teenOpposite oldelderlymature
   • ▪ relating to, characteristic of, or consisting of young people: "young love"
   • ▪ immature or inexperienced: "she's very young for her age"
   • ▪ having the qualities popularly associated with young people, such as enthusiasm and optimism: "all those who are young at heart"
   • ▪ used to denote the younger of two people of the same name: "Pitt the Younger"
   • ▪ denoting the heir of a landed commoner: "Hugh Magnus Macleod, younger of Macleod"

   noun

   • 1. offspring, especially of an animal before or soon after birth: "this species carries its young" Similar offspringprogenyfamilychildrenissuelittle onesyoungstersbabiessonsdaughtersheirsdescendantssuccessorsscionsinformal:kidskiddiesnipperstotstiniessprogsrug ratsankle-bitersliterary:babesthe fruit of one's loinsrare:progeniture

   Word Origin Old Englishg(e)ong, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch jong and German jung, also to youth; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin juvenis.

   Derivatives

   • 1. youngish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   The meaning of YOUNGER is comparative of young. How to use younger in a sentence.

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   Younger definition: comparative of young. . See examples of YOUNGER used in a sentence.

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   YOUNGER definition: (used to designate the junior of two related persons bearing the same name) | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.

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   6 days ago · used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father. synonyms: jr. junior.

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   adj. young·er, young·est. 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.

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   Noun. Filter. adjective. Comparative form of young: more young. Our neighbor spent his younger years in England. Reading this book takes me back to my younger days. Wiktionary. Synonyms: greener. newer. jr. Antonyms: maturer. older. noun. (rare) One who is younger than another. Wiktionary. Advertisement. Other Word Forms of Younger. Noun. Singular:

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   younger. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English young‧er /ˈjʌŋɡə $ -ər/ adjective → somebody the Younger Examples from the Corpus younger • There is much about cricket today that disturbs all of riper years and many who are much younger. • At school, the younger children go home an hour before the rest.

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   What does the word younger mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word younger , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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    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.

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    The meaning of younger. Definition of younger. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.