Young

Young (y

ng), Andrew Jackson, Jr. Born 1932.

American diplomat and politician. He served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (1977-1979) and as mayor of Atlanta (1981-1989).

Young, Brigham 1801-1877.

American religious leader who directed the Mormon Church after the assassination (1844) of its founder, Joseph Smith. He led an exodus of the Mormons from their troubled settlement in Illinois to the site of present-day Salt Lake City, Utah, where they established a permanent home for the church (1847).

Young, Denton True Known as "Cy." 1867-1955.

American baseball player. A pitcher for 22 seasons, he won 515 games, including 76 shutouts and 3 no-hit games.

Young, Edward 1683-1765.

English poet known for his dramatic monologue Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality (1742-1745).

Young, Lester Willis Known as "Pres." 1909-1959.

American jazz musician with an improvisational, influental tenor saxophone style.

Young, Thomas 1773-1829.

British physician, physicist, and Egyptologist who revived the wave theory of light and postulated the three-color theory of color vision. He also helped decipher the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone.

young (y

ng)

adj. young·er, young·est

1. Being in an early period of life, development, or growth.

2. Newly begun or formed; not advanced: The evening is still young.

3. Of, belonging to, or suggestive of youth or early life: He is young for his age.

4. Vigorous or fresh; youthful.

5. Lacking experience; immature: a young hand at plowing.

6. Being the junior of two people having the same name.

7. Geology Being of an early stage in a geologic cycle. Used of bodies of water and land formations.

1. Young persons considered as a group; youth: entertainment for the young.

2. Offspring; brood: a lioness with her young.

Idiom:

with young

Pregnant.

[Middle English yong, from Old English geong; see yeu- in Indo-European roots.]

youngness n.

Synonyms: young, youthful, adolescent, immature, juvenile, puerile, green
These adjectives mean of, relating to, characteristic of, or being in an early period of growth or development. Young is the most general of the terms: a young child.
Youthful suggests characteristics, such as enthusiasm, freshness, or energy, that are associated with youth: youthful ardor.
Adolescent specifically implies the characteristics of those in the period between childhood and maturity: adolescent insecurity.
Immature applies to what is not yet fully developed; it sometimes suggests that someone falls short of an expected level of maturity: an emotionally immature adult.
Juvenile connotes immaturity, often childishness: the juvenile pranks of the conventioneers.
Puerile is used derogatorily to suggest silliness, foolishness, or infantilism: a puerile joke.
Green implies lack of training or experience and sometimes callowness: green recruits who couldn't deal with the emergency.

young

Adjective

1. having lived or existed for a relatively short time

2. having qualities associated with youth: their innovative approach and young attitude appealed to him

3. of or relating to youth: he'd been a terrorist himself in France in his young days

4. of a group representing the younger members of a larger organization: Young Conservatives

Noun

1. young people in general: that never seems very important to the young

2. offspring, esp. young animals: a deer suckling her young [Old English geong]

youngish adj

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	young - any immature animal offspring animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement hatchling - any recently hatched animal (especially birds) orphan - a young animal without a mother young mammal - any immature mammal young bird - a bird that is still young spat - a young oyster or other bivalve young fish - a fish that is young
	2.	Young - United States film and television actress (1913-2000) Loretta Young
	3.	Young - United States civil rights leader (1921-1971) Whitney Moore Young Jr., Whitney Young
	4.	Young - 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) Thomas Young
	5.	Young - United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) Lester Willis Young, Pres Young
	6.	Young - English poet (1683-1765) Edward Young
	7.	Young - United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955) Cy Young, Danton True Young
	8.	Young - 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) Brigham Young
	9.	young - young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt" youth age bracket, age group, cohort - a group of people having approximately the same age aged, elderly - people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were available for the aged"
Adj.	1.	young - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people" immature animate thing, living thing - a living (or once living) entity immature - not yet mature new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World" junior - younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"
	2.	young - (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn" new early - being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"
	3.	young - suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh; "he is young for his age" vernal, youthful young, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"
	4.	young - being in its early stage; "a young industry"; "the day is still young" new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"
	5.	young - not tried or tested by experience; "unseasoned artillery volunteers"; "still untested in battle"; "an illustrator untried in mural painting"; "a young hand at plowing" untested, untried, unseasoned inexperienced, inexperient - lacking practical experience or training