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Young

Young definition

Youngadjective (comparative young·er, superlative young·est)
1. not very old: having lived or been in existence a relatively short time
a young person

2. of youth: relating to somebody’s youth
my younger days

3. youthful: looking or behaving like a young or younger person
very young for her age

4. for young people: designed for or appropriate to young people
young fashions

5. recently begun: recently begun or in an early stage
The night is still young.

6. geology not significantly eroded: in a relatively early stage of landscape formation and therefore steep and largely uneroded

plural noun
1. offspring: offspring, especially when still completely dependent on parents
watching her young

2. young people: young people in general
a club for the young

[ Old English geong