YOUNG
/jĘÅ/
9
Scrabble
11
WWF
Y(4) O(1) U(1) N(1) G(2)
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Definition
/jĘÅ/
noun
- People who are young; young people, collectively; youth.“The young of today are well-educated.”
- Young or immature offspring (especially of an animal).“The lion caught a gnu to feed its young.”
- (possibly nonstandard) An individual offspring; a single recently born or hatched organism.
verb
- To become or seem to become younger.
- To cause to appear younger.
- To exhibit younging.
adjective
- In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.“a lamb is a young sheep;Â these picture books are for young readers”
- At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.“the age of space travel is still young; Â a young business”
- (Not) advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.“How young is your dog? Â Her grandmother turned 70 years young last month.”
- Junior (of two related people with the same name).
- (of a decade of life) Early.
Source: Wiktionary
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