(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; young people

[ Syn: immature ]

any immature animal

[ Syn: offspring ]

United States film and television actress (1913-2000)

[ Syn: young , loretta young ]

United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)

[ Syn: young , whitney young , whitney moore young jr. ]

British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)

[ Syn: young , thomas young ]

United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)

[ Syn: young , pres young , lester willis young ]

English poet (1683-1765)

[ Syn: young , edward young ]

United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)

[ Syn: young , cy young , danton true young ]

United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877)

[ Syn: young , brigham young ]

young people collectively; rock music appeals to the young; youth everywhere rises in revolt

[ Syn: youth ]

(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity; new potatoes; young corn

[ Syn: new ]

suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh; he is young for his age

[ Syn: youthful , vernal ]

being in its early stage; a young industry; the day is still young'

not tried or tested by experience; unseasoned artillery volunteers; still untested in battle; an illustrator untried in mural painting; a young hand at plowing

[ Syn: unseasoned , untested , untried ]