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young

Pronunciation: /jʌŋ/

The English word “young” has 12 meanings listed here.

adjective

  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. 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. Early (of a decade of life).
  6. Youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person.
  7. Of or belonging to the early part of life.
  8. Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.

noun

  1. Offspring, especially the immature offspring of animals.

verb

  1. To become or seem to become younger.
  2. To cause to appear younger.
  3. To exhibit younging.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English yong, yonge, from Old English ġeong, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuHn̥ḱós, from *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”). Cognates Cognate with Alemannic German jung, jungu, junhs, jungà, jòng (“young”), Bavarian junk (“young”), Central Franconian, Luxembourgish jonk (“young”), Cimbrian djung, jung, junk (“young”), Dutch jong…

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