young
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1.0
- adjective
- /jʌŋ/
- When she was young, she dreamed of becoming a doctor.
- young adults
- young people
- young children
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Watch on YouTubeYou say, well, you're still young, maybe someday you will.
- You say, well, you're still young, maybe someday you will.
- Old men will dream dreams and young men will see visions.
- But don't forget, if he is young or old, I'll still love him.
- I had two nephews, beautiful young men, wonderful young men.
- Exercise is you want to stay young, walk like you're late.
- Maybe they started when they were young and they changed a lot.
- You were once this young girl experiencing lack.
- And as they say in Ireland, I was young and the world was wide.
- Who better to connect with young black men than Tim Walz?
- If you said where did this young man come off the tracks?
- You were naive and young and you deserve that loss.
- But what's important to a good young cop, the hands.
- But I don't know, I'm young, just a couple years.
- He had been acting since he was young and in.
- Not my, not my oldest one, but my youngest one, London.
- Dude, that's what I used to love being young, that hose boy.
Examples
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Just then, a pedagogue walked by with his young charge on their way to school.
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Just this morning, some young women came in.
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Can I help you, young man?
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So you you got your start as a very young actor on Broadway.
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You're just gonna have to wait, young lady.
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"There is a nightlife now, so for a young person there is more to offer.
Academic text (2011) -
Teenagers here are treated as adults, marrying young and living much as their ancestors did.
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In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy.
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The young boy played happily in the garden while his mother watched.
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During the young years of his life, he traveled extensively across Europe.
Synonyms
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3.1
Having the energy and fresh look of a young person
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3.5
A person, group, or thing that is not very old
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6.4
Describes a person or organization that has little experience
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Offensive
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8.2
An attractive young woman often talked about in a kind way or as less grown-up
- Offensive
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9.9
A young person who is rude and thinks they know more than others
- Jargon
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9.9
A new person learning from an experienced teacher, often used jokingly from Star Wars
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9.2
A person in a Turkish reform group who wants to make the Ottoman Empire more modern and free
How Young
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word young comes from an old German word meaning 'new' or 'recent' and is related to youth and German jung. So young as an adjective describes someone or something that is 'not old' or still in an early stage of life or growth.