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young

Letters that make young

o, g, n, u, y are letters that make 'young'

Words within young

UN, ng are words within 'young'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of young

youngs is a word created by adding a letter to 'young'

young is a 5 letter word ending with g
young is a 5 letter word starting with y

7 possible definitions for 'young'

Young as "not tried or tested by experience"

Under this definition, young is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

unseasoned, untested, untried have the same meaning as 'young'

Similar to young

inexperienced, inexperient are similar to 'young'.

Example of young used within this context

"unseasoned artillery volunteers", "still untested in battle", "an illustrator untried in mural painting", "a young hand at plowing"

Young as "being in its early stage"

Under this definition, young is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of young

youngness is a derivative of young.

Similar to young

new is similar to young.

Example of young used within this context

"a young industry", "the day is still young"

Young as "suggestive of youth, vigorous and fresh"

Under this definition, young is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

vernal, youthful have the same meaning as 'young'

Derivatives of young

youthfulness, juvenility, youth are derivatives of 'young'.

Similar to young

immature, young are similar to 'young'.

Example of young used within this context

"he is young for his age"

Young as "any immature animal"

Under this definition, young is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

offspring has the same meaning as young

young as a type

'young' can be a type of animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna.

Types of young

spat, young fish, hatchling, orphan, young mammal, young bird are types of 'young'.

Young as "young people collectively"

Under this definition, young is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

youth has the same meaning as young

Antonyms

aged, elderly have the opposite meaning of 'young'

young as a type

'young' can be a type of age group, age bracket, cohort.

Derivatives of young

immature, young are derivatives of 'young'.

Example of young used within this context

"rock music appeals to the young", "youth everywhere rises in revolt"

Young as "(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth"

Under this definition, young is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

immature has the same meaning as young

Antonyms

old has the opposite meaning of young

young as a category

'young' can be a category of living thing, animate thing.

Attributes of young

age is an attribute of young.

Derivatives of young

youngness, youth, young, immaturity, immatureness are derivatives of 'young'.

Similar to young

early, little, infantile, tender, young, vernal, newborn, schoolboyish, preteen, small, adolescent, one-year-old, two-year-old, three-year-old, four-year-old, five-year-old, teen, teenage, teenaged, boyish, boylike, childlike, childly, girlish, schoolgirlish, junior, preadolescent, puppyish, puppylike, youngish, youthful are similar to 'young'.

Example of young used within this context

"young people"

Young as "(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development, before complete maturity"

Under this definition, young is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

new has the same meaning as young

Similar to young

early is similar to young.

Example of young used within this context

"new potatoes", "young corn"