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noun

• People who are young; young people, collectively; youth.

  Example: The young of today are well-educated.

• Young or immature offspring (especially of an animal).

  Example: The lion caught a gnu to feed its young.

• (possibly nonstandard) An individual offspring; a single recently born or hatched organism.

verb

• To become or seem to become younger.

• To cause to appear younger.

• To exhibit younging.

adjective

• In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.

  Example: a lamb is a young sheep;  these picture books are for young readers

• At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.

  Example: the age of space travel is still young;   a young business

• (Not) advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.

  Example: How young is your dog?   Her grandmother turned 70 years young last month.

• Junior (of two related people with the same name).

• (of a decade of life) Early.

• Youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person.

  Example: My grandmother is a very active woman and is quite young for her age.

• Of or belonging to the early part of life.

  Example: The cynical world soon shattered my young dreams.

• Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.