Young has 19 different meanings across 3 categories:
Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun
United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
"It was a surprise to learn that Young, who passed away in 2000, had already been acting before she even graduated from high school."
United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)
"The crowd erupted in cheers when they saw their idol, young Martin Luther King Jr., step up to the podium."
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)
"Young was a British physicist and Egyptologist who revived the wave theory of light, proposed a three-component theory of color vision, and played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone."
United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
"The young pianist was captivated by Charlie Parker's revolutionary approach to bebop after hearing his records on the radio."
English poet (1683-1765)
"The entry for Young in the literary reference book describes him as an influential 18th-century English poet known for his reflections on mortality."
United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
"I was at the ballpark when Dizzy Dean took the mound for his first major league start in 1934."
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)
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Young or immature offspring (especially of an animal).
"The mother deer carefully guided her fawn through the dense forest until it was old enough to walk on its own."
"The young were playing in the field while their parents watched from the porch."
To become or seem to become younger.
"After his vacation, he seemed so young again that I almost forgot how old he really is."
In plain English: To young something means to make it smaller or less intense, though this usage is very rare and mostly found in old texts.
"He decided to young the garden by transplanting the seedlings earlier than usual."
not tried or tested by experience
"unseasoned artillery volunteers"
"still untested in battle"
"an illustrator untried in mural painting"
"a young hand at plowing"
In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
"The young saplings in the garden need extra water to help them establish strong roots before summer arrives."
In plain English: Young means being not very old, usually referring to someone who is still growing up and has a lot of life ahead of them.
"The young child played happily in the park."
Usage: Use young to describe living things that are in an early stage of development, such as animals and plants, rather than objects like cars or buildings which use new instead. Avoid using it for people unless you specifically mean they have recently been born or come into existence.
A surname.
"The Young family has been living on this farm for three generations."
A British distinguishing surname, from nicknames for the younger of two people having the same given name.
"The local farmer is known as Young Thompson to distinguish him from his uncle who shares the same first name."
The word "young" comes from the Old English ġeong and originally meant young. It traveled into modern English through Middle English with essentially the same meaning it held centuries ago.