- the youngyoung people considered as a group
- It's a movie that will appeal to the young.
- It's a book for young and old alike.
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- young animals of a particular type or that belong to a particular mother
- a mother bird feeding her young
- Young in the nest may compete for food.
Extra Examples- It carries its young on its back.
- The females stay close to their young.
- They catch insects to feed their hungry young.
- the lion's young
Word OriginOld 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.
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