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young
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- pronunciation:
- yuhng
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
younger, youngest |
| definition 1: |
at an early stage of life, growth, or development.
a young child- synonyms:
- immature, juvenile
- antonyms:
- adult, aged, elderly, mature, old
- similar words:
- adolescent, baby, budding, green, growing, infantile, little, puerile, small, teen-age, tender, underage, undeveloped, youthful
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| definition 2: |
in an early stage.
The project is still young.- synonyms:
- infant
- antonyms:
- aged, mature, old
- similar words:
- fresh, immature, new, recent, undeveloped, unformed
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| definition 3: |
having the qualities or characteristics of youth.
a young and fresh spirit- synonyms:
- youthful
- antonyms:
- mature, old
- similar words:
- blooming, boyish, carefree, childlike, enthusiastic, fresh, girlish, green, immature, juvenile, vigorous
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| definition 4: |
inexperienced; innocent; immature.
- synonyms:
- callow, childlike, immature, inexperienced, innocent, naive
- antonyms:
- mature
- similar words:
- childish, green, ingenuous, raw, unsophisticated
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| definition 5: |
being less old, esp. than a person having the same name; junior.
his son, the young Jim Brown- synonyms:
- junior
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| related words: |
dependent, juvenile |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
young people collectively; youth.
- synonyms:
- youth
- antonyms:
- aged, old
- similar words:
- adolescents, children, kids, minors, teen-agers, youngsters
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| definition 2: |
recently born or hatched offspring; brood.
a mother cat and her young
- synonyms:
- brood
- similar words:
- baby, children, fry, issue, litter, offspring, spawn
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