young

Dictionary definition · Young

United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
any immature animal
United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)
young people collectively"rock music appeals to the 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)
United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
English poet (1683-1765)

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth"young people"
(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity"new potatoes"
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh"he is young for his age"
being in its early stage"a young industry"
not tried or tested by experience"unseasoned artillery volunteers"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).