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Definition of young noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

young

noun
 
 
/jʌŋ/
 
/jʌŋ/
[plural]
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  1.  
    the young
    young people considered as a group
    • It's a movie that will appeal to the young.
    • It's a book for young and old alike.
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  2.  
     young animals of a particular type or that belong to a particular mother
    • a mother bird feeding her young
    • Young in the nest may compete for food.
    Extra Examples
    • It carries its young on its back.
    • The females stay close to their young.
    • They catch insects to feed their hungry young.
    • the lion's young
    3. Word OriginOld English g(e)ong, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch jong and German jung, also to youth; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin juvenis.
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