Synonyms of young

young 1 of 2

noun

as in offspring

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offspring
• brood
• hatch
• progeny
• child
• litter
• seed
• fruit
• family
• posterity
• issue
• get
• spawn
• scion
• kin
• lineage
• stock

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• father
• parent
• grandfather
• progenitor
• ancestor
• forefather
• antecedent
• forebear
• forbear
• forebearer
• primogenitor

young

2 of 2

adjective

as in youthful

being in the early stage of life, growth, or development

a young cat requires more food than an older one

a young tree that will eventually reach 50 feet tall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• youthful
• juvenile
• immature
• adolescent
• teenage
• teenaged
• inexperienced
• youngish
• burgeoning
• flowering
• minor
• underage
• emergent
• preteen
• embryonic
• green
• subadult
• callow
• childish
• childlike
• infantile
• undeveloped
• ephebic
• unfinished
• babyish
• unformed
• unripe
• blossoming
• raw
• puerile
• blooming
• flourishing
• unfledged
• infantine
• unripened
• kiddish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• older
• adult
• mature
• elderly
• old
• senior
• matured
• aged
• ancient
• geriatric
• aging
• senescent
• oldish
• long-lived
• grown-up
• ripe
• ageing
• golden
• middle-aged
• full-fledged
• full-blown
• mellow
• ripened
• senile
• over-the-hill
• doddering
• decrepit
• spavined
• tottery
• anile

Phrases Containing young

• with young