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.
(adjective)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
Origin: ME yonge < OE geong, akin to Ger & Du jung < IE *yuwen- > L juvenis, Sans yuvan-, young
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See young in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective young·er, young·est
Origin:
Origin: Middle English yong
Origin: , from Old English geong; see yeu- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
, Brigham 1801-1877.
, Denton True Known as “Cy.” 1867-1955.
, Edward 1683-1765.
, Lester Willis Known as “Pres.” 1909-1959.
, Thomas 1773-1829.
, Whitney Moore, Jr. 1921-1971.
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