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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

YOUNG, a. Yung. [G., L.]
1. Not having been long born; being in the first part of life; not old; used of animals; as a young child; a young man; a young fawn.
2. Being in the first part of growth; as a young plant; a young tree.
3. Ignorant; weak; or rather, having little experience.
Come, elder brother, thourt too young in this.
YOUNG, n. The offspring of animals, either a single animal, or offspring collectively. The cow will take care of her young, as will the hen. Animals make provision for their young.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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1: (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people" [syn: young, immature] [ant: old]
2: (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn" [syn: new, young]
3: suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh; "he is young for his age" [syn: youthful, vernal, young]
4: being in its early stage; "a young industry"; "the day is still young"
5: not tried or tested by experience; "unseasoned artillery volunteers"; "still untested in battle"; "an illustrator untried in mural painting"; "a young hand at plowing" [syn: unseasoned, untested, untried, young] n
1: any immature animal [syn: young, offspring]
2: United States film and television actress (1913-2000) [syn: Young, Loretta Young]
3: United States civil rights leader (1921-1971) [syn: Young, Whitney Young, Whitney Moore Young Jr.]
4: 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) [syn: Young, Thomas Young]
5: United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) [syn: Young, Pres Young, Lester Willis Young]
6: English poet (1683-1765) [syn: Young, Edward Young]
7: United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955) [syn: Young, Cy Young, Danton True Young]
8: 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) [syn: Young, Brigham Young]
9: young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt" [syn: young, youth] [ant: aged, elderly]

Merriam Webster's

I. biographical name Andrew Jackson, Jr. 1932- United States ambassador to U.N. (1977-79) II. biographical name Brigham 1801-1877 American Mormon leader III. biographical name Edward 1683-1765 English poet IV. biographical name Francis Brett 1884-1954 English novelist V. biographical name Owen D. 1874-1962 American lawyer VI. biographical name Whitney Moore 1921-1971 American civil rights leader

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective (younger; youngest) Etymology: Middle English yong, from Old English geong; akin to Old High German jung young, Latin juvenis Date: before 12th century 1. a. being in the first or an early stage of life, growth, or development b. junior 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 5 4. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of youth or a young person <young at heart> 5. capitalized representing a new or rejuvenated especially political group or movement • youngish adjective • youngness noun II. noun (plural young) Date: before 12th century 1. plural a. young persons ; youth b. immature offspring — used especially of animals 2. a single recently born or hatched animal

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. (younger; youngest) 1 not far advanced in life, development, or existence; not yet old. 2 immature or inexperienced. 3 felt in or characteristic of youth (young love; young ambition). 4 representing young people (Young Conservatives; Young England). 5 distinguishing a son from his father (young Jones). 6 (younger) a distinguishing one person from another of the same name (the younger Pitt). b Sc. the heir of a landed commoner. --n. (collect.) offspring, esp. of animals before or soon after birth. Phrases and idioms: with young (of an animal) pregnant. young blood see BLOOD. younger hand Cards the second player of two. young fustic see FUSTIC. young hopeful see HOPEFUL. young idea the child's mind. young lady colloq. a girlfriend or sweetheart. young man a boyfriend or sweetheart. young person Law (in the UK) a person generally between 14 and 17 years of age. Young Pretender Charles Stuart (1720-80), grandson of James II and claimant to the British throne. young thing archaic or colloq. an indulgent term for a young person. Young Turk 1 a member of a revolutionary party in Turkey in 1908. 2 a young person eager for radical change to the established order. young turk offens. a violent child or youth. young 'un colloq. a youngster. young woman colloq. a girlfriend or sweetheart. Derivatives: youngish adj. youngling n. Etymology: OE g(e)ong f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Young Young, n. The offspring of animals, either a single animal or offspring collectively. [The egg] bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosed Their callow young. --Milton. With young, with child; pregnant.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Young Young (y[u^]ng), a. [Compar. Younger (y[u^][ng]"g[~e]r); superl. Youngest (-g[e^]st).] [OE. yung, yong, [yogh]ong, [yogh]ung, AS. geong; akin to OFries. iung, iong, D. joing, OS., OHG., & G. jung, Icel. ungr, Sw. & Dan. ung, Goth. juggs, Lith. jaunas, Russ. iunuii, L. juvencus, juvenis, Skr. juva[,c]a, juvan. [root]281. Cf. Junior, Juniper, Juvenile, Younker, Youth.] 1. Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young child; a young man; a young fawn. For he so young and tender was of age. --Chaucer. ``Whom the gods love, die young,'' has been too long carelessly said; . . . whom the gods love, live young forever. --Mrs. H. H. Jackson. 2. Being in the first part, pr period, of growth; as, a young plant; a young tree. While the fears of the people were young. --De Foe. 3. Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak. Come, come, elder brother, you are too young in this. --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(younger, youngest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A young person, animal, or plant has not lived or existed for very long and is not yet mature. In Scotland, young people can marry at 16... ...a field of young barley... He played with his younger brother. ? old ADJ • The young are people who are young. The association is advising pregnant women, the very young and the elderly to avoid such foods. N-PLURAL: the N 2. You use young to describe a time when a person or thing was young. In her younger days my mother had been a successful fashionwear saleswoman. ADJ: ADJ n 3. Someone who is young in appearance or behaviour looks or behaves as if they are young. I was twenty-three, I suppose, and young for my age... ADJ 4. The young of an animal are its babies. The hen may not be able to feed its young. N-PLURAL

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Youthful, juvenile, not old, in one's teens.

Moby Thesaurus

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