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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Young \Young\ (y[u^]ng), a. [Compar. Younger
     (y[u^][ng]"g[~e]r); superl. Youngest (-g[e^]st).] [OE.
     yung, yong, [yogh]ong, [yogh]ung, AS. geong; akin to OFries.
     iung, iong, D. joing, OS., OHG., & G. jung, Icel. ungr, Sw. &
     Dan. ung, Goth. juggs, Lith. jaunas, Russ. iunuii, L.
     juvencus, juvenis, Skr. juva[,c]a, juvan. [root]281. Cf.
     Junior, Juniper, Juvenile, Younker, Youth.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet
        arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old;
        juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young child; a young
        man; a young fawn.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              For he so young and tender was of age. --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              ``Whom the gods love, die young,'' has been too long
              carelessly said; . . . whom the gods love, live
              young forever.                        --Mrs. H. H.
                                                    Jackson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Being in the first part, pr period, of growth; as, a young
        plant; a young tree.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              While the fears of the people were young. --De Foe.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed;
        ignorant; weak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Come, come, elder brother, you are too young in
              this.                                 --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Young \Young\ (y[u^]ng), a. [Compar. Younger
     (y[u^][ng]"g[~e]r); superl. Youngest (-g[e^]st).] [OE.
     yung, yong, [yogh]ong, [yogh]ung, AS. geong; akin to OFries.
     iung, iong, D. joing, OS., OHG., & G. jung, Icel. ungr, Sw. &
     Dan. ung, Goth. juggs, Lith. jaunas, Russ. iunuii, L.
     juvencus, juvenis, Skr. juva[,c]a, juvan. [root]281. Cf.
     Junior, Juniper, Juvenile, Younker, Youth.]
     1. Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet
        arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old;
        juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young child; a young
        man; a young fawn.
  
              For he so young and tender was of age. --Chaucer.
  
              ``Whom the gods love, die young,'' has been too long
              carelessly said; . . . whom the gods love, live
              young forever.                        --Mrs. H. H.
                                                    Jackson.
  
     2. Being in the first part, pr period, of growth; as, a young
        plant; a young tree.
  
              While the fears of the people were young. --De Foe.
  
     3. Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed;
        ignorant; weak.
  
              Come, come, elder brother, you are too young in
              this.                                 --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  young
       adj 1: (used of living things especially persons) in an early
              period of life or development or growth; "young
              people" [syn: immature] [ant: old]
       2: (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development;
          before complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn"
          [syn: new]
       n 1: any immature animal [syn: offspring]
       2: United States film and television actress (1913-2000) [syn:
          Loretta Young]
       3: United States civil rights leader (1921-1971) [syn: Whitney
          Young, Whitney Moore Young Jr.]
       4: 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) [syn: Thomas Young]
       5: United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) [syn: Pres
          Young, Lester Willis Young]
       6: English poet (1683-1765) [syn: Edward Young]
       7: United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
          [syn: Cy Young, Danton True Young]
       8: 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)
          [syn: Brigham Young]
       9: young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the
          young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt" [syn: youth]
          [ant: aged]
       [also: youngest, younger]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  younger
       adj 1: younger brother or sister; "little brother" [syn: little(a)]
              [ant: big(a)]
       2: used of the younger of two persons of the same name
          especially used to distinguish a son from his father;
          "John Junior"; "John Smith, Jr." [syn: jr.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  younger
       See young

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  younger
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 μικρότερος σε ηλικία, νεότερος
     2 που αναφέρεται σε μια μικρότερη ηλικία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  younger
     a.
     (en-comparative of: young)
     n.
     One who is younger than another.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Younger
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  younger
     a.
     (en-comparative of: young)
     n.
     One who is younger than another.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Younger
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  younger
     a.
     (en-comparative of: young)
     n.
     One who is younger than another.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Younger
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  younger
     a.
     (en-comparative of: young)
     n.
     One who is younger than another.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Younger
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  younger
     Englanti a.
     (en-a-taivm y oung er)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  younger
     Engelska a.
     (böjning en adj young)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Younger /jˈʌŋɡə/
  أصغر

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  younger /jˈʌŋɡə/
  mladší

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  younger /jˈʌŋɡə/ 
  iau 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  younger /jˈʌŋɡə/
  jünger
           Note: als
   see: young, youngest, mature, very young
  
           Note: than

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  younger /jˈʌŋɡə/ 
  1. छोटा
        "Her younger sister is smart."

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  younger //ˈjʌŋɡə// //ˈjʌŋɡɚ// 
  年下の
  in an earlier period of life

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  younger /jˈʌŋɡə/ 
  mais jovem, mais novo

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  younger //ˈjʌŋɡə// //ˈjʌŋɡɚ// 
  yngre
  in an earlier period of life

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈjəŋɡɝ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 年纪较小者;
  a. 年轻的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 年轻的
     n. 年纪较小的人

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