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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 |
(adj.)young
+ noun
actress,
adolescent,
adult,
adulthood,
age,
apprentice,
athlete,
boomer,
boy,
bride,
brother,
child,
cohort,
daughter,
entrepreneur,
fellow,
female,
filmmaker,
generation,
girl,
intern,
lad,
lady,
lover,
male,
man,
musician,
offender,
people,
pianist,
playwright,
professional,
punk,
puppy,
recruit,
sibling,
sister,
son,
teen,
teenager,
widow,
woman
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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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