younger

adjective younger , youngest

1. being in an early period of life or growth; not old
2. characteristic of youth in quality, appearance, or behavior; fresh; vigorous; strong; lively; active
3. representing or embodying a new tendency, social movement, progressivism, etc.: the Young Turks
4. of or having to do with youth or early life
5. lately begun; not advanced or developed; in an early stage
6. lacking experience or practice; immature; raw; ignorant; green
7. younger than another of the same name or family; junior: young Jones or his father, the young Mr. Baker
8. 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

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