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Loretta Young

Loretta Young

1 5.3
An American film and TV actress famous for movies and an award-winning TV show
  • proper noun
  • /lɔˈrɛtə jʌŋ/
: Loretta Young
  • Loretta Young won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1948 for her role in 'The Farmer's Daughter'.

Examples

  • The television series 'The Loretta Young Show' helped Loretta Young reach a new generation of audiences.

  • I watched a movie starring Loretta Young last night.

  • Many film historians admire Loretta Young for her elegance and enduring presence in Hollywood's golden age.

  • Loretta Young won an Emmy Award for her performance.

  • Loretta Young won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1948 for her role in 'The Farmer's Daughter'.

  • Many film historians admire Loretta Young for her elegance and enduring presence in Hollywood's golden age.

  • The television series 'The Loretta Young Show' helped Loretta Young reach a new generation of audiences.

Surface Forms

Loretta Young main

Morphology

Loretta + Young

This is a referential proper name: knowing the constituents 'Loretta' (a given name) and 'young' (an adjective) does not allow a B1 learner to infer that the phrase refers to a specific, celebrated American actress with lifespan 1913–2000. As a surname, 'Young' does not convey the person’s profession or biography, so the expression’s meaning is not compositionally derivable from its parts.

Etymology

Loretta Young is the name of a famous American actress who began as a child star, won an Academy Award, and later hosted a TV series called 'The Loretta Young Show'. Because she was on many screens and known for a calm, elegant style, saying Loretta Young today means 'that well-known actress from old Hollywood'.