Dictionary Entry
young
young is a 5-letter English word with 18 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 18 senses
Definitions
- 1superlative
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.
- 2superlative
Being in the first part, pr period, of growth; as, a young plant; a young tree.
- 3superlative
Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.
- 4noun
The offspring of animals, either a single animal or offspring collectively.
- 5noun
any immature animal
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- 6noun
young people collectively
"rock music appeals to the young"
"youth everywhere rises in revolt"
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- 7noun
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)
- 8noun
United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
- 9noun
English poet (1683-1765)
- 10noun
United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
- 11noun
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)
- 12noun
United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)
- 13noun
United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
- 14adjective
(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
"new potatoes"
"young corn"
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- 15adjective
not tried or tested by experience
"unseasoned artillery volunteers"
"still untested in battle"
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- 16adjective
being in its early stage
"a young industry"
"the day is still young"
- 17adjective
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
"young people"
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- 18adjective
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
"he is young for his age"
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