Young

/jʌɳ/
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Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Being in an early stage of life or development: Used to describe living things, especially people, animals, or plants, that are not old or mature.
    • Relating to or characteristic of youth: Pertaining to the qualities of early life, such as vigor, freshness, or inexperience.
    • Newly formed or begun: Used to describe something, like an organization or industry, that is in its early stages of existence.
    • Early in time or sequence: Occurring near the beginning of a period, season, or process.

  2. Noun:

    • Young people collectively: Refers to the youth as a group.
    • Offspring of an animal: The young of a creature, especially birds or mammals.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective:

    • She is a young woman with a bright future.
    • The young trees need to be watered regularly.
    • He is too young in this business to understand the risks.
    • The night is still young; we have plenty of time.

  • Noun:

    • This policy is designed to help the young find employment.
    • The bird protects its young from predators.
Advanced Usage

  • "young at heart": Having a youthful outlook or spirit despite one's age.

    • My grandmother is 80 but she's still young at heart.

  • "young and old": People of all ages.

    • The festival attracts young and old alike.

  • "to be with young" (archaic/formal): To be pregnant (used for animals).

    • The doe was with young.
Variants and Related Words

  • Youngster (n): A child or young person.

    • The youngsters were playing in the park.

  • Youth (n): The period of being young; young people collectively.

    • He spent his youth in the countryside.

  • Youngish (adj): Fairly young.

    • He's a youngish man, perhaps in his late thirties.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: youthful, juvenile, adolescent, immature, early, new, fresh.
  • Noun: youth, offspring, progeny, children.
Antonyms
  • Adjective: old, aged, mature, elderly, ancient.
  • Noun: (for offspring) parents, adults.
Related Phrases

  • "not getting any younger": Used to say someone is aging, often to suggest prompt action.

    • We should go on that trip now; we're not getting any younger.

  • "young blood": New, young members of a group, bringing fresh ideas and energy.

    • The company needs some young blood to revitalize its management.
Adjective
  1. not tried or tested by experience
    • unseasoned artillery volunteers
    • still untested in battle
    • an illustrator untried in mural painting
    • a young hand at plowing
  2. being in its early stage
    • a young industry
    • the day is still young
  3. suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
    • he is young for his age
  4. (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
    • new potatoes
    • young corn
  5. (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
    • young people
Noun
  1. young people collectively
    • rock music appeals to the young
    • youth everywhere rises in revolt
  2. United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877)
  3. United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
  4. English poet (1683-1765)
  5. United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
  6. British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)
  7. United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)
  8. United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
  9. any immature animal

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