young
adjective
1. (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
- young people
Similar word(s): immature, new, adolescent, teen, teenage, teenaged, infantile, boyish, boylike, schoolboyish, childlike, childly, early, girlish, schoolgirlish, junior, little, small, newborn, preadolescent, preteen, puppyish, puppylike, tender, youngish, vernal, young, youthful, junior, immature
2. (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
- young corn
3. suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
- he is young for his age
Similar word(s): immature, young, vernal, youthful
4. being in its early stage
- a young industry
- the day is still young
Similar word(s): new
5. not tried or tested by experience
- a young hand at plowing
Similar word(s): inexperienced, inexperient, unseasoned, untested, untried
Sentences with young as an adjective:
- a lamb is a young sheep;
- My grandmother is a very active woman and is quite young for her age.
- The cynical world soon shattered my young dreams.
noun
1. any immature animal
Similar word(s): offspring
Definition categories: animal, beast, brute, creature, fauna
2. young people collectively
- rock music appeals to the young
Similar word(s): youth
Definition categories: group, cohort
Sentences with young as a noun:
- The lion caught a gnu to feed its young.
verb
1. (informal or demography) To become or seem to become younger
2. (informal or demography) To cause to appear younger
3. (geology) To exhibit younging