young
/jʌŋ/
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Translation
Having lived for only a short time; not old.
Word origin
Comes from the Old English word geong, meaning youthful or not old.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- geong
Examples
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"Young" shows the children have lived only a short time.
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Here "young" means the tree is new and not fully grown.
, loved .
"Young" shows the early years of my life.
A "young" person, animal, or plant has been alive for only a short time. Young children are small and still growing. You can also use it about yourself in the past, as in "when I was young". The opposite is "old".
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