📖 Определения и значения для слова young
📒 having lived or existed for only a short time; not fully developed
- Young babies need to be wrapped up warmly.
- a young country
- Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant.
📒 not yet old; not as old as others
- young people
- They sent many young men and women off to war.
- My son's thirteen but he's young for his age (= not as developed as other boys of the same age).
📒 consisting of young people or young children; with a low average age
- They have a young family.
- a young audience
- This cottage would be perfect for a couple with a young family.
📒 suitable or appropriate for young people
- young fashion
- The clothes she wears are much too young for her.
📒 used to show that you are angry or annoyed with a particular young person
- I think you owe me an apology, young lady!
📒 used before or after a person’s name to show the difference between them and an older relative
- the younger Kennedy
- (British English, formal) William Pitt the younger
📒 used to say that people seem to be doing something at a younger age than they used to, or that they seem younger because you are now older
- The band's fans are getting younger.
- Why do police officers seem to be getting younger?
📒 used when you are commenting that time is passing and that you are growing older
- We need to start thinking about our retirement. We’re not getting any younger, you know.
📒 used to describe a young person who acts in a more sensible way than you would expect for a person of their age
📒 thinking and behaving like a young person even when you are old
- My father is 76 but he’s still young at heart.
- He's over 70, but he's young at heart.
📒 young people should enjoy themselves as much as possible, because they will have to work and worry later in their lives