Definition of young

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  • young is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • young is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
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Definition of young

  • (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity (adjective)

    Examples

    1. young corn

    Synonyms

    1. new
  • United States civil rights leader (1921-1971) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. whitney moore young jr.
    2. whitney young
  • United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. brigham young
  • British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. thomas young
  • suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh (adjective)

    Examples

    1. he is young for his age

    Synonyms

    1. vernal
    2. youthful
  • United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cy young
    2. danton true young
  • United States film and television actress (1913-2000) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. loretta young
  • any immature animal (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. offspring
  • young people collectively (noun)

    Examples

    1. rock music appeals to the young

    Synonyms

    1. youth
  • (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth (adjective)

    Examples

    1. young people

    Synonyms

    1. immature
  • not tried or tested by experience (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a young hand at plowing

    Synonyms

    1. unseasoned
    2. untested
    3. untried
  • English poet (1683-1765) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. edward young
  • United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. lester willis young
    2. pres young
  • being in its early stage (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a young industry
    2. the day is still young

See definition of young in Merriam Webster