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Word: Young
Speech Type: Adjective
Old English g(e)ong, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch jong and German jung, also to youth; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin juvenis
jʌŋ
having lived or existed for only a short time
Short Definition:having lived or existed for only short time
Examples:- a young girl
- young tender mint leaves
- my three daughters were young at the time
- the young are amazingly resilient
used to denote the younger of two people of the same name
Short Definition:used to denote younger of two people of same name
Examples:- Pitt the Younger
Word: Young
Speech Type: Noun
jʌŋ
offspring, especially of an animal before or soon after birth
Short Definition:offspring
Examples:- many grebes carry their young on their backs
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