YOUNG as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • any immature animal
   Synonym(s)
   • offspring (what does offspring mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) young is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • animal (what does animal mean?)
   • animate being (what does animate being mean?)
   • beast (what does beast mean?)
   • brute (what does brute mean?)
   • creature (what does creature mean?)
   • fauna (what does fauna mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • hatchling (what does hatchling mean?)
   • orphan (what does orphan mean?)
   • young mammal (what does young mammal mean?)
   • young bird (what does young bird mean?)
   • spat (what does spat mean?)
   • young fish (what does young fish mean?)
2. Meaning
   • young people collectively
   Synonym(s)
   • youth (what does youth mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • rock music appeals to the young
   • youth everywhere rises in revolt
   Hypernyms(s) young is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • age group (what does age group mean?)
   • age bracket (what does age bracket mean?)
   • cohort (what does cohort mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • aged (what does aged mean?)
3. Meaning
   • United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith
   • he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877)
   Synonym(s)
   • Brigham Young (what does Brigham Young mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Young is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • religious leader (what does religious leader mean?)
4. Meaning
   • United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
   Synonym(s)
   • Cy Young (what does Cy Young mean?)
   • Danton True Young (what does Danton True Young mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Young is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • ballplayer (what does ballplayer mean?)
   • baseball player (what does baseball player mean?)
5. Meaning
   • English poet (1683-1765)
   Synonym(s)
   • Edward Young (what does Edward Young mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Young is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • poet (what does poet mean?)
6. Meaning
   • United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
   Synonym(s)
   • Lester Willis Young (what does Lester Willis Young mean?)
   • Pres Young (what does Pres Young mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Young is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • saxophonist (what does saxophonist mean?)
   • saxist (what does saxist mean?)
7. Meaning
   • British physicist and Egyptologist
   • 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)
   Synonym(s)
   • Thomas Young (what does Thomas Young mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Young is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • physicist (what does physicist mean?)
   • Egyptologist (what does Egyptologist mean?)
8. Meaning
   • United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)
   Synonym(s)
   • Whitney Moore Young Jr. (what does Whitney Moore Young Jr. mean?)
   • Whitney Young (what does Whitney Young mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Young is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • civil rights leader (what does civil rights leader mean?)
   • civil rights worker (what does civil rights worker mean?)
   • civil rights activist (what does civil rights activist mean?)
9. Meaning
   • United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
   Synonym(s)
   • Loretta Young (what does Loretta Young mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Young is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • actress (what does actress mean?)

YOUNG as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development
   • before complete maturity
   Synonym(s)
   • new (what does new mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • new potatoes
   • young corn
   Similar To
   • early (what does early mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
   Synonym(s)
   • immature (what does immature mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • young people
   Antonym(s)
   • old (what does old mean?)
   Similar To
   • adolescent (what does adolescent mean?)
   • teen (what does teen mean?)
   • teenage (what does teenage mean?)
   • teenaged (what does teenaged mean?)
   • boyish (what does boyish mean?)
   • boylike (what does boylike mean?)
   • schoolboyish (what does schoolboyish mean?)
   • childlike (what does childlike mean?)
   • childly (what does childly mean?)
   • early (what does early mean?)
   • formative (what does formative mean?)
   • girlish (what does girlish mean?)
   • schoolgirlish (what does schoolgirlish mean?)
   • infantile (what does infantile mean?)
   • junior (what does junior mean?)
   • little (what does little mean?)
   • small (what does small mean?)
   • newborn (what does newborn mean?)
   • puppyish (what does puppyish mean?)
   • puppylike (what does puppylike mean?)
   • tender (what does tender mean?)
   • vulnerable (what does vulnerable mean?)
   • youngish (what does youngish mean?)
   • youthful (what does youthful mean?)
   • vernal (what does vernal mean?)
   • preteen (what does preteen mean?)
   • preadolescent (what does preadolescent mean?)
   See Also
   • immature (what does immature mean?)
   • junior (what does junior mean?)
   • new (what does new mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • age (what does age mean?)