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:
Young, Loretta Young]
3: United States civil rights leader (1921-1971) [syn: Young,
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: Young, Thomas Young]
5: United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) [syn: Young,
Pres Young, Lester Willis Young]
6: English poet (1683-1765) [syn: Young, Edward Young]
7: United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
[syn: Young, 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: Young, Brigham Young]
9: young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the
young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt" [syn: youth]
[ant: aged]
YOUNG : \Young\, n.
The offspring of animals, either a single animal or offspring
collectively.
[The egg] bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosed
Their callow young. --Milton.
With young, with child; pregnant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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.