young

CEFRA1

/jʌŋ/

adjective

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  1. 01

    adjective

    Having lived for only a short time; not old.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.

Examples

  • He looks young. He cannot be older than I.

  • The proliferation of Internet usage has given birth to a new generation of young people.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

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

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

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

More examples

In context

  • Young babies need to be wrapped up warmly.

  • Come skydiving with us. Come on, you're only young once!

  • these picture books are for young readers

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Origin

adjective

Inherited from Middle English yong, yonge, from Old English ġeong, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuHn̥ḱós, from *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”). Cognates Cognate with Alemannic German jung, jungu, junhs, jungà, jòng (“young”), Bavarian junk (“young”), Central Franconian, Luxembourgish jonk (“young”), Cimbrian djung, jung, junk (“young”), Dutch jong (“young”), German, German Low German, Mòcheno and Vilamovian jung (“young”), Limburgish jong, jonk (“young”), Yiddish יונג (yung, “young”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish ung (“young”), Faroese, Icelandic ungur (“young”), Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍃 (juggs, “young”).