- young
- young1 W1S1 [jʌŋ] adj comparative younger superlative youngest[: Old English; Origin: geong]1.) a young person, plant, or animal has not lived for very long▪ a young child▪ He's younger than me.▪ You're too young to get married.▪ young trees▪ When I was young , I wanted to be a model.▪ John was a great footballer in his younger days (=when he was younger) .2.) a young country, organization, or type of science has existed for only a short time▪ At that time, America was still a young nation.▪ Psychology is a young science.3.) young lady/manspoken used to speak to a girl or boy when you are angry with them▪ Now, you listen to me, young man!4.) seeming or looking younger than you are= ↑youthful▪ Val is incredibly young for her age .5.) young at heartthinking and behaving as if you were young, even though you are old6.) 65/82/97 etc years youngspoken used humorously to give the age of an old person who seems or feels much younger▪ Next week, Bessie will be 84 years young.7.) designed or intended for young people▪ I'm looking for something in a younger style.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬WORD FOCUS: youngother words meaning young: little/small used to describe young children, especially below the age of 6teenage used to describe someone who is between 13 and 19adolescent used to describe someone who is developing into an adultyouthful looking younga young person: kid (informal) a young personteenager someone who is between 13 and 19youth a man or boy between 15 and 25, especially one who is involved in fighting or crimeadolescent a young person who is developing into an adultminor a young person who is not yet legally an adultthe time when someone is young: childhood the time when you are a childyouth the time when you are no longer a child but you are still youngadolescence the time when you develop into an adult▬▬▬▬▬▬▬young 2young2 n1.) the youngyoung people▪ The young are easily misled.2.) [plural]a group of young animals that belong to a particular mother or type of animal▪ The lioness fought to protect her young.
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.