What does “young” mean?
- 1
adjectivehaving lived for only a short time; not old
My grandmother married when she was very young.
- 2
nounyoung people, or the babies of an animal
The bird feeds its young every hour.
Young at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective & noun
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /jʌŋ/ · YUNG
- Forms
- younger, youngest
How to use “young” correctly
“The young” means young people as a group and takes a plural verb.
Common phrases with “young”
- young people
- at a young age
- young adult
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- old
- elderly
Word family
- youth
- youngster
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