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Etymology
OE. Ä¡eong

Pronunciation
RP & US: AHD|yŭng, IPA|/j��/, SAMPA|/jVN/
audio|en-us-young.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj|younger|youngest

1. In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.

#: A lamb is a young sheep.
#: These picture books are for young readers.
#: The age of space travel is still young.

1. As if young; having the look or qualities of a young person.

#: My grandmother is a very active woman and is quite young for her age.

1. Of or belonging to the early part of life.

#: Our neighbor spent his younger years in England.

1. Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.

Synonyms
immature
junior
juvenile

Antonyms
old

Derived terms
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with young
youngish
younglet
younglike
youngling
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youngness
youngster
youngly
young at heart
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Latin: t+|la|iuvenis|m|f
Norwegian: t+|no|ung
Occitan: jove
Polish: m�ody
Portuguese: t+|pt|jovem
Romanian: t-|ro|tân�r
Russian: t+|ru|молодой|trmolodój|scCyrl, t+|ru|�н�й|trjúnyj|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: òg
Slovak: t-|sk|mladý
Slovene: t+|sl|mlad
Spanish: t+|es|joven
Swedish: t+|sv|ung
Telugu: య�వ (yuva)
Turkish: t+|tr|genç
Ukrainian: молодий (molodýj) m
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Portuguese: jovem
Swedish: t+|sv|ung
Turkish: genç
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trans-top|belonging in the early part of life
Afrikaans: jong
Dutch: t+|nl|jong
Interlingua: de juventute
trans-mid
Korean: �르� (ireuda)
Portuguese: de juventude
Turkish: t+|tr|gençlik
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trans-top|having little experience
Afrikaans: jong; onervare
Dutch: jong; onervaren
trans-mid
Korean: �리� (eorida), �리�� (eoriseogda, -kda)
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Noun
young p

1. People who are young; young beings.
2. The younger generation.
3. Offspring.

#: The lion caught a gnu to feed its young.

Polish: t+|pl|m�odzież|f
Portuguese: jovens
Scottish Gaelic: àl m, òige f, òigridh f
Spanish: jóvenes
Swedish: t+|sv|unge
Telugu: య�వత (yuvata)
Turkish: gençlik
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trans-top|the younger generation
Dutch: jeugd m, jongeren m|p
Scottish Gaelic: àl m, òige f
trans-mid
Spanish: t+|es|juventud|f
Telugu: య�వతర� (yuvataram)
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trans-top|offspring
Dutch: t+|nl|jongen|p
Finnish: t-|fi|poikaset
German: Nachkomme m, Nachwuchs m, Brut f, Abkömmling m, Junge n
Interlingua: pullo
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Japanese: �� (kodomo)
Portuguese: t+|pt|filhote
Scottish Gaelic: àl m
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Category:1000 English basic words

af:young
ar:young
de:young
es:young
fa:young
fr:young
ko:young
hy:young
io:young
id:young
it:young
kk:young
ku:young
la:young
li:young
hu:young
ja:young
pl:young
pt:young
ru:young
simple:young
fi:young
sv:young
ta:young
te:young
vi:young
tr:young
uk:young
zh:young

• 2007-12-19 19:55 - Tbot - added t for bg, el, he, hu, pt, ru, tr, fi, pl

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