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young

  • adjective
  • yŭng

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

Example

“a lamb is a young sheep”

Other meanings

  1. At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.

    “the age of space travel is still young”

  2. (Not) advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.

Synonyms

  • immature

Related words

  • bright young people
  • decades young
  • foo young
  • old head on young shoulders
  • only the good die young
  • wise head on young shoulders
  • years young
  • young and keen
  • young camel
  • young earth creationism
  • young Earth creationism
  • young hand

Example sentences

  • “His parents split up when he was young.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “I'm young and healthy.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “Beta-carotene also helps to keep your skin healthy and young-looking.”

    Tatoeba · Cangarejo · CC0

Word history

From Old English "ġeong".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “young” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.