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young meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of young at MeaningMonkey.org. young meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.YOUNG noun
Definition of young (noun)
- any immature animal
- synonyms: offspring
- United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
- synonyms: Loretta Young
- United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)
- synonyms: Whitney Moore Young Jr., Whitney Young
- 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)
- synonyms: Thomas Young
- United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
- synonyms: Lester Willis Young, Pres Young
- English poet (1683-1765)
- synonyms: Edward Young
- United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
- synonyms: Cy Young, Danton True Young
- 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)
- synonyms: Brigham Young
- young people collectively
YOUNG adjective
Definition of young (adjective)
- (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
- (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
- "new potatoes"; "young corn"
- synonyms: new
- suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
- being in its early stage
- "a young industry"; "the day is still young"
- not tried or tested by experience
- "unseasoned artillery volunteers"; "still untested in battle"; "an illustrator untried in mural painting"; "a young hand at plowing"
- synonyms: unseasoned, untested, untried
Source: Princeton University Wordnet