young

young · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Having lived or existed for only a short time.

  2. 2.

    Not as old as another or others.

  3. 3.

    Having the qualities associated with youth.

  4. 4.

    Relating to or characteristic of youth.

  5. 5.

    Offspring, especially of an animal.

  6. 6.

    Young people collectively.

Related words

Antonyms: aged, elderly, old
See also: age, old, youth, youthful
Synonyms: immature, juvenile, youthful

Etymology

From Old English "geong," from Proto-Germanic "jungaz," from Proto-Indo-European "h2yuh1n-ko-" meaning "young." Related to German "jung," Dutch "jong," and Latin "juvenis" (young). The word has remained remarkably stable in form and meaning.