Complete Definition of "young"

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English

rank|get|eyes|hand|152|young|place|give|ever

Etymology
OE. Ä¡eong

Pronunciation
RP & US: AHD|yŭng, IPA|/j��/, SAMPA|/jVN/
audio|en-us-young.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj|younger|youngest

  1. In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.

#: A lamb is a young sheep.
#: These picture books are for young readers.
#: The age of space travel is still young.

  1. As if young; having the look or qualities of a young person.

#: My grandmother is a very active woman and is quite young for her age.

  1. Of or belonging to the early part of life.

#: Our neighbor spent his younger years in England.

  1. Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.

Synonyms
immature
junior
juvenile

Antonyms
old

Derived terms
top2
with young
youngish
younglet
younglike
youngling
mid2
youngness
youngster
youngly
young at heart
bottom2

Translations
trans-top|in the early part of life or growth
Afrikaans: jong
Albanian: t-|sq|ri|xs=Albanian
Breton: yaouank
Bulgarian: t+|bg|млад|trmlad|scCyrl
Catalan: jove
Chinese: niánqīng (年轻)
Croatian: t-|hr|mlad
Czech: t+|cs|mladý|m
Dutch: jong; jeugdig
Esperanto: t-|eo|juna|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|nuori
French: t+|fr|jeune|m|f
German: t+|de|jung
Greek: t+|el|νεα���|trnearós|scGrek
Hebrew: t+|he|צע�ר|altצָעִ�ר|trtsa'ir|sc=Hebr
Hungarian: t+|hu|fiatal, t+|hu|ifjú
Interlingua: juvene
Irish: t-|ga|óg|xs=Irish
trans-mid
Italian: t+|it|giovane
Japanese: �� (wakai)
Korean: �리� (eorida)
Kurdish:

Latin: t+|la|iuvenis|m|f
Norwegian: t+|no|ung
Occitan: jove
Polish: m�ody
Portuguese: t+|pt|jovem
Romanian: t-|ro|tân�r
Russian: t+|ru|молодой|trmolodój|scCyrl, t+|ru|�н�й|trjúnyj|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: òg
Slovak: t-|sk|mladý
Slovene: t+|sl|mlad
Spanish: t+|es|joven
Swedish: t+|sv|ung
Telugu: య�వ (yuva)
Turkish: t+|tr|genç
Ukrainian: молодий (molodýj) m
trans-bottom

trans-top|as if young
Afrikaans: jonk
Breton: yaouank
Dutch: jong; jeugdig
Interlingua: juvene
Japanese: �� (wakai)
trans-mid
Korean: �리� (eorida)
Kurdish:

Portuguese: jovem
Swedish: t+|sv|ung
Turkish: genç
trans-bottom

trans-top|belonging in the early part of life
Afrikaans: jong
Dutch: t+|nl|jong
Interlingua: de juventute
trans-mid
Korean: �르� (ireuda)
Portuguese: de juventude
Turkish: t+|tr|gençlik
trans-bottom

trans-top|having little experience
Afrikaans: jong; onervare
Dutch: jong; onervaren
trans-mid
Korean: �리� (eorida), �리�� (eoriseogda, -kda)
trans-bottom

Noun
young p

  1. People who are young; young beings.
  2. The younger generation.
  3. Offspring.

#: The lion caught a gnu to feed its young.

Translations
trans-top|people who are young
Dutch: jongeren m|p
Finnish: t+|fi|nuoriso
German: t+|de|Junge
Greek: νέο� (néos)
Hebrew: צע�ר (tsair)
Interlingua: juvenes
Japanese: �� (wakamono)
trans-mid
Kurdish:

Polish: t+|pl|m�odzież|f
Portuguese: jovens
Scottish Gaelic: àl m, òige f, òigridh f
Spanish: jóvenes
Swedish: t+|sv|unge
Telugu: య�వత (yuvata)
Turkish: gençlik
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trans-top|the younger generation
Dutch: jeugd m, jongeren m|p
Scottish Gaelic: àl m, òige f
trans-mid
Spanish: t+|es|juventud|f
Telugu: య�వతర� (yuvataram)
trans-bottom

trans-top|offspring
Dutch: t+|nl|jongen|p
Finnish: t-|fi|poikaset
German: Nachkomme m, Nachwuchs m, Brut f, Abkömmling m, Junge n
Interlingua: pullo
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (kodomo)
Portuguese: t+|pt|filhote
Scottish Gaelic: àl m
trans-bottom

Category:1000 English basic words

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ko:young
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io:young
id:young
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ku:young
la:young
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pl:young
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ru:young
simple:young
fi:young
sv:young
ta:young
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vi:young
tr:young
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