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The definition of young is someone who has lived for a short time, or behaviors or things associated with someone who is not advanced in age.

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A girl who is only two years old is an example of someone who would be described as a young girl.

See young in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective younger , youngest

being in an early period of life or growth; not old
characteristic of youth in quality, appearance, or behavior; fresh; vigorous; strong; lively; active
representing or embodying a new tendency, social movement, progressivism, etc.: the Young Turks
of or having to do with youth or early life
lately begun; not advanced or developed; in an early stage
lacking experience or practice; immature; raw; ignorant; green
younger than another of the same name or family; junior: young Jones or his father, the young Mr. Baker
Geol.
1. in a stage of increasing and more effective activity, as a stream cutting deep valleys or gorges
2. having undergone little erosion, as a mountain range showing rugged topography

Origin: ME yonge < OE geong, akin to Ger & Du jung < IE *yuwen- > L juvenis, Sans yuvan-, young

noun

young people: often with the
offspring, esp. young offspring, collectively: a bear and her young

Young, Brigham 1801-77; U.S. Mormon leader
Young, Edward 1683-1765; Eng. poet
Young, Thomas 1773-1829; Eng. physician, physicist, & linguist

See young in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective young·er, young·est

Being in an early period of life, development, or growth.
Newly begun or formed; not advanced: The evening is still young.
Of, belonging to, or suggestive of youth or early life: He is young for his age.
Vigorous or fresh; youthful.
Lacking experience; immature: a young hand at plowing.
Being the junior of two people having the same name.
Geology Being of an early stage in a geologic cycle. Used of bodies of water and land formations.

noun

Young persons considered as a group; youth: entertainment for the young.
Offspring; brood: a lioness with her young.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English yong

Origin: , from Old English geong; see yeu- in Indo-European roots

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youngˈness noun

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

, 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).

, Denton True Known as “Cy.” 1867-1955.

American baseball player. A pitcher for 22 seasons, he won 511 games, including 76 shutouts and 3 no-hit games.

, Edward 1683-1765.

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

, Lester Willis Known as “Pres.” 1909-1959.

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

, 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.

, Whitney Moore, Jr. 1921-1971.

American civil rights leader who was executive director of the National Urban League (1961-1971).

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