with young
Of a female animal, pregnant.
young
/jʌŋ/
adj 5name 5verb 3noun 1
Collocations
4(adj.)
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem
She looks young for her age, even though she has three grown children.
ADV
extremely, very
My nephew is extremely young to be starting school, but he's already reading books.
comparatively, fairly, quite, relatively
She was relatively young when she started her first job at the hospital.
enough
My brother is old enough to drive, but he still acts young enough to play video games all day.
Definitions
adj
1
In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
a lamb is a young sheep
these picture books are for young readers
2
At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.
the age of space travel is still young
a young business
3
advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.
And thou, our Mother, twice two centuries young, Bend with bright shafts of truth thy bow fresh-strung.
How young is your dog?
4
Junior (of two related people with the same name).
The young Mr. Chester must be in the wrong, and the old Mr. Chester must be in the right.
5
Early. (of a decade of life)
1922, E. Barrington, “The Mystery of Stella” in “The Ladies!” A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty, Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, pp. 40-41, […] Miss Hessy is as pretty a girl as eye can see, in her young twenties and a bit of a fortune to boot.
Ephraim would be in his young thirties.
noun
1
Offspring, especially the immature offspring of animals.
The lion caught a gnu to feed its young.
The lion's young are curious about the world around them.
verb
1
To become or seem to become younger.
The aging (or younging) of a population refers to the fact that a population, as a unit of observation, is getting older (or younger).
2
To cause to appear younger.
Medicare data was "younged" by a month to achieve conformity with the conventional completed ages recorded in the census.
3
To exhibit younging.
Shoshonitic magmatism younged southwards in the Superior Province, commensurate with the southwardly diachronous accretion of allochthonous subprovinces.
The existence of magmatic belts younging northward implies that slabs of Asian mantle subducted one after another under ranges north of the Himalayas.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — any immature animal
noun — young people collectively
adjective — (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development
adjective — not tried or tested by experience
- unseasoned
- untested
- untried
adjective — (used of living things especially persons) in an early perio
adjective — suggestive of youth
- youthful
- vernal
Idioms & Phrases
young blood
Young or youthful people, especially as a source of revitalizing force (in a team, organization, etc.).
Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.
sweet young thing
An attractive young woman.
I just know he's off spending the night with some sweet young thing he picked up in a bar.
young Turk
From the late-19th to the early-20th century, a member of a movement that campaigned for reform of the Ottoman Empire.
young at heart
Having the joy and vitality associated with younger people, despite one's own advanced age.
Example Bank
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a lamb is a young sheep
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these picture books are for young readers
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Come skydiving with us. Come on, you're only young once!
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The lion caught a gnu to feed its young.
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The lion's young are curious about the world around them.
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There is a logic in this behavior: a mother will not come into breeding condition again unless her young is ready to be weaned or has died, so killing a baby may hasten […]
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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In some senses, young is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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