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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 youngFrom 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 ηλικίαFrom 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/ أصغرFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
younger /jˈʌŋɡə/ mladšíFrom Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
younger /jˈʌŋɡə/ iauFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
younger /jˈʌŋɡə/ jünger Note: als see: young, youngest, mature, very young Note: thanFrom English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
younger /jˈʌŋɡə/From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]1. छोटा "Her younger sister is smart."
younger //ˈjʌŋɡə// //ˈjʌŋɡɚ//From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]年下の in an earlier period of life
younger /jˈʌŋɡə/From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]mais jovem, mais novo
younger //ˈjʌŋɡə// //ˈjʌŋɡɚ//From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]yngre in an earlier period of life
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]/ˈjəŋɡɝ/
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