Not long born; still in the first part of life;
not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old;
juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young child; a young man; a
young fawn. [1913 Webster] For he so young and tender was of age.
--Chaucer. [1913 Webster] "Whom the gods love, die young," has been
too long carelessly said; . . . whom the gods love, live young
forever. --Mrs. H. H. Jackson. [1913 Webster]
Being in the first part, pr period, of growth;
as, a young plant; a young tree. [1913 Webster] While the fears of
the people were young. --De Foe. [1913 Webster]
Having little experience; inexperienced;
unpracticed; ignorant; weak. [1913 Webster] Come, come, elder
brother, you are too young in this. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Younger \Young"er\, n. One who is younger; an
inferior in age; a junior. "The elder shall serve the younger."
--Rom. ix.
[1913 Webster]
Used of the younger of two persons of the same
name especially used to distinguish a son from his father; --
usually used postpositionally; as, Henry the younger. Syn: jr.
[WordNet 1.5]
Word Net
young adj1 (used of living things especially persons) in
an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"
[syn: immature] [ant:
old]
2 (of crops) harvested at an early stage of
development; before complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn"
[syn: new]
Noun
1 any immature animal [syn: offspring]
2 United States film and television actress
(1913-2000) [syn: Loretta
Young]
3 United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)
[syn: Whitney
Young, Whitney
Moore Young Jr.]
4 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) [syn: Thomas
Young]
5 United States jazz tenor saxophonist
(1909-1959) [syn: Pres Young,
Lester
Willis Young]
6 English poet (1683-1765) [syn: Edward
Young]
7 United States baseball player and famous
pitcher (1867-1955) [syn: Cy Young,
Danton
True Young]
8 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) [syn:
Brigham
Young]
9 young people collectively; "rock music appeals
to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt" [syn: youth] [ant: aged] [also: youngest, younger]
younger adj
2 used of the younger of two persons of the same
name especially used to distinguish a son from his father; "John
Junior"; "John Smith, Jr." [syn: jr.]
younger See young
English
Pronunciation
Adjective
younger- comparative of young
Younger may refer to:
- the superiority comparative of young
- Lucas Cranach the Younger, German painter;
- Jan Brueghel the Younger, Flemish painter;
- Olof Rudbeck the Younger, Swedish scientist and explorer;
- John G. Younger, Prefessor of Classics, Humanities & Western Civilization;