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- DictionaryYoung/yəNG/
adjective
- 1. having lived or existed for only a short time: "a young girl"
noun
- 1. offspring, especially of an animal before or soon after birth: "this species carries its young"
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.
YOUNG definition: 1. having lived or existed for only a short time and not old: 2. used after someone's name to show…. Learn more.
Young definition: being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old. See examples of YOUNG used in a sentence.
YOUNG meaning: 1. having lived or existed for only a short time and not old: 2. used after someone's name to show…. Learn more.
Young is the most general, applying to various periods of life, generally before middle age, as well as to inanimate entities: a young child; a young couple; a young galaxy. It can suggest a youthful attitude or outlook regardless of chronological age: young at heart.
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).