young

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈjʌŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/jʌŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(yung)

Inflections of 'young' (adj):
younger
adj comparative
youngest
adj superlative

young
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Sense: Adjective: in the early part of life
Synonyms:
juvenile, adolescent, pubescent, teenage, infant Collocations, immature Collocations, tender Collocations, youthful, in their teens, fledgling, half-grown, knee high to a grasshopper (informal)
Antonyms:
old Collocations, decrepit, getting on, grown-up, fully fledged, geriatric, ancient Collocations, wrinkly, long in the tooth, prehistoric
Sense: Adjective: inexperienced
Synonyms:
inexperienced, callow, green Collocations, raw Collocations, untutored, unlearned, unseasoned, innocent Collocations, naive Collocations, junior Collocations, unfledged, learning Collocations, unversed, tenderfoot, still wet behind the ears (informal)
Antonyms:
experienced Collocations, seasoned, worldly, expert Collocations, veteran, savvy Collocations (UK, informal), mature Collocations, a dab hand
Sense: Adjective: new
Synonyms:
new Collocations, fresh Collocations, recent Collocations, startup
Antonyms:
out of fashion, dated Collocations, passé, bygone, disused, poor taste, cheesy Collocations (informal), retro (informal), outmoded, antiquated
Sense: Noun: children or youths - preceded by 'the'
Synonyms:
children, kids (informal), little ones, offspring Collocations, family Collocations, brood Collocations, progeny, babies, infants, rugrats (slang)
Sense: Noun: baby animals
Synonyms:
offspring Collocations, litter Collocations, spawn Collocations, brood Collocations, babies, infants, pups


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