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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
get	eyes	hand	#152: young	place	give	ever

[ Etymology

Old English ġeong

[ Pronunciation

• RP & US: enPR: yŭng, IPA: /jʌŋ/, SAMPA: /jVN/
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[ Adjective

young (comparative younger, superlative 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.

2. 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.

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

   Our neighbor spent his younger years in England.

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

[ Synonyms

• immature
• junior
• juvenile

[ Antonyms

• old

[ Derived terms

with young youngish younglet younglike youngling

youngness youngster youngly young at heart

[ Translations

in the early part of life or growth

Afrikaans: jong Albanian: ri sq(sq) Breton: yaouank Bulgarian: млад bg(bg) (mlad) Catalan: jove Chinese: niánqīng (年轻) Croatian: mlad hr(hr) Czech: mladý cs(cs) m. Dutch: jong; jeugdig Esperanto: juna eo(eo) Finnish: nuori fi(fi) French: jeune fr(fr) m. and f. German: jung de(de) Greek: νεαρός el(el) (nearós) Hebrew: צָעִיר he(he) (tsa'ir) Hungarian: fiatal hu(hu), ifjú hu(hu) Interlingua: juvene Irish: óg ga(ga)

Italian: giovane it(it) Japanese: 若い (wakai) Korean: 어리다 (eorida) Kurdish: Kurmanji: ciwan or xort Sorani: گه‌نج ku(ku) (ganj) Latin: iuvenis la(la) m. and f. Norwegian: ung no(no) Occitan: jove Polish: młody pl(pl) Portuguese: jovem pt(pt) Romanian: tânăr ro(ro) Russian: молодой ru(ru) (molodój), юный ru(ru) (júnyj) Scottish Gaelic: òg Slovak: mladý sk(sk) Slovene: mlad sl(sl) Spanish: joven es(es) Swedish: ung sv(sv) Telugu: యువ (yuva) Turkish: genç tr(tr) Ukrainian: молодий (molodýj) m.

as if young

Afrikaans: jonk Breton: yaouank Dutch: jong; jeugdig Interlingua: juvene Japanese: 若い (wakai)

Korean: 어리다 (eorida) Kurdish: Sorani: گه‌نج ku(ku) (ganj) Portuguese: jovem Swedish: ung sv(sv) Turkish: genç tr(tr)

belonging in the early part of life

Afrikaans: jong Dutch: jong nl(nl) Interlingua: de juventute

Korean: 이르다 (ireuda) Portuguese: de juventude Turkish: gençlik tr(tr)

having little experience

Afrikaans: jong; onervare Dutch: jong; onervaren

Korean: 어리다 (eorida), 어리석다 (eoriseogda, -kda)

[ Noun

young pl.

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

   The lion caught a gnu to feed its young.

[ Translations

people who are young

Dutch: jongeren m. pl. Finnish: nuoriso fi(fi) German: Junge de(de) Greek: νέος (néos) Hebrew: צעיר (tsair) Interlingua: juvenes Japanese: 若者 (wakamono)

Kurdish: Sorani: گه‌نج ku(ku) (ganj) Polish: młodzież pl(pl) f. Portuguese: jovens Scottish Gaelic: àl m., òige f., òigridh f. Spanish: jóvenes es(es) Swedish: unge sv(sv) Telugu: యువత (yuvata) Turkish: gençlik

thee younger generation

Dutch: jeugd m., jongeren m. pl. Scottish Gaelic: àl m., òige f.

Spanish: juventud es(es) f. Telugu: యువతరం (yuvataram)

offspring

Dutch: jongen nl(nl) pl. Finnish: poikaset fi(fi) German: Nachkomme m., Nachwuchs m., Brut f., Abkömmling m., Junge n. Interlingua: pullo

Japanese: 子供 (kodomo) Portuguese: filhote pt(pt) Scottish Gaelic: àl m.