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Definition young

Etymology

From Middle English yong, yonge, from Old English ?eong, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h?yuh?n??ós, from *h?yuh?en- (“young”). Compare West Frisian and Dutch jong, German jung, Danish and Norwegian ung. Outside Germanic is cognate with Latin iuvenis.

Adjective

young (comparative younger, superlative youngest)

1. In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
2. At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.
3. (Not) advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.
4. Junior (of two related people with the same name).
5. (of a decade of life) Early.
6. Youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person.
7. Of or belonging to the early part of life.
8. (obsolete) Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.

Noun

young (usually uncountable, plural young)

1. People who are young; young people, collectively; youth.
2. Young or immature offspring (especially of an animal).
3. (rare, possibly nonstandard) An individual offspring; a single recently born or hatched organism.

Verb

young (third-person singular simple present youngs, present participle younging, simple past and past participle younged)

1. (informal or demography) To become or seem to become younger.
2. (informal or demography) To cause to appear younger.
3. (geology) To exhibit younging.

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