Meaning of young in English

Classifying Adjective
young
Definitions
1. (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development
Examples
- « before complete maturity »
- « new potatoes »
- « young corn »
Synonyms
- early
Noun
young
Definitions
1. any immature animal
2. United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
3. United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)
4. British physicist and Egyptologist
Examples
- « he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision »
- « he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829) »
5. United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
6. English poet (1683-1765)
7. United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
8. United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith
Examples
- « he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877) »
9. young people collectively
Examples
- « rock music appeals to the young »
- « youth everywhere rises in revolt »
Antonyms
- aged
Qualitative Adjective
young
Etymology
Old English g(e)ong, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch jong and German jung, also to youth; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin juvenis
Definitions
1. (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
Examples
- « young people »
Synonyms
Antonyms
- old

Pronunciation