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adjective

ˈyəŋ How to pronounce young (audio)
Definition of youngnext
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

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noun

as in offspring

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Recent Examples of young
Adjective
With low-rise jeans back in the mainstream Trendalytics is seeing young consumers find ways to make their jeans sit even lower. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 Broncos wide receivers coach Ronald Curry said watching Webb deliver messages to players in meetings now is the perfect balancing act that many young coaches can struggle to nail down. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
This editor was a devoted watcher, decades ago, when a young who’s who of literary types Skyped in to talk with Bob, from Ezra Klein to Ta-Nehisi Coates and Megan McArdle. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026 Jackson was acquired by the Sky during the 2026 offseason in a swap with the Los Angeles Sparks for veteran guard Ariel Atkins, giving Chicago a new young forward to pair with Kamilla Cardoso after the Angel Reese trade. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for young
Recent Examples of Synonyms for young
  1. youthful
  2. offspring
  3. juvenile
  4. brood
  5. immature
  6. hatch
  7. adolescent
  8. progeny
Adjective
  • At least three individuals have suffered injuries and have needed to be rescued this summer at Ocean Beach’s Sunset Cliffs, leading police to ramp up enforcement as locals debate the merits of safety versus a need for youthful rites of passage.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The collections feature recycled and organic fabrics and dyes, while the mood is wholesome, romantic and youthful.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of youthful
Noun
  • Myers said these teacup animals usually come about through reproductive technology and selective breeding, where people repeatedly breed the smallest animals, then use the smallest offspring to reproduce.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Bears #901 and #384 are two of her adult offspring who have been seen in the park.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of offspring
Adjective
  • Natascha Hedegaard, an in-house veterinary advisor for JoyFull Pet, said large and giant breeds have a longer juvenile stage than small breed dogs.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Located off Statesville Road north of uptown, Jail North was a juvenile detention center from 2020 to 2022 before staffing problems forced its closure.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of juvenile
Noun
  • Liev hangs back as his wife, Taylor, tosses a handful of worms inside to Grandma, Sizzurp, Fern, Pico, and Miu Miu—a clucking brood whose eggs are packed into custom cartons stamped Hazel’s Hens, named for the couple’s toddler daughter, Hazel Bee.
    — Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The team is working through the late summer heat to rig tanks with hoses, pumps and filters designed to cycle saltwater over a brood of 100,000 coral fragments.
    — Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of brood
Adjective
  • Tests revealed that Matias had neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer that develops from immature nerve cells, per the Cleveland Clinic.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • There’s nothing wrong with holding on to childhood and being a little immature from time to time.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of immature
Noun
  • Vicky Poole, the associate curator of ectotherms at the Fort Worth Zoo, said every successful hatch gives them another chance to refine their techniques.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Most were focused on fly fishing, though even those taught him the importance of matching the hatch.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of hatch
Adjective
  • The study involved 16 male adolescent athletes, so its findings should not be generalized to everyone.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Eric Cartman The terrifically foul-mouthed, plus-sized adolescent made his debut in the pilot episode of South Park, which follows the japes and scrapes of Cartman and his pals Kyle, Stan, and Kenny in the titular Colorado enclave.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of adolescent
Noun
  • Others criticized them for often being the progeny of Asian mothers and white fathers, as though this were somehow their fault.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • This renunciation has had little impact on their progeny, who already studied them for years and viewed their content as a portrait of a viable future.
    — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of progeny

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