Found 4 hits - Term: youngest, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
young \young\ yu^ng, a. compar. younger
yu^ng"g~er; superl. youngest -ge^st. oe.
yung, yong, yoghong, yoghung, as. geong; akin to ofries.
iung, iong, d. joing, os., ohg., g. jung, icel. ungr, sw.
dan. ung, goth. juggs, lith. jaunas, russ. iunuii, l.
juvencus, juvenis, skr. juva,ca, juvan. root281. cf.
junior, juniper, juvenile, younker, youth.
1913 webster
1. not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet
arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old;
juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young child; a young
man; a young fawn.
1913 webster
for he so young and tender was of age. --chaucer.
1913 webster
"whom the gods love, die young," has been too long
carelessly said; . . . whom the gods love, live
young forever. --mrs. h. h.
jackson.
1913 webster
2. being in the first part, pr period, of growth; as, a young
plant; a young tree.
1913 webster
while the fears of the people were young. --de foe.
1913 webster
3. having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed;
ignorant; weak.
1913 webster
come, come, elder brother, you are too young in
this. --shak.
1913 webster
see also:
younger youngest junior juniper juvenile younker
youth
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
young
adj 1: used of living things especially persons in an early
period of life or development or growth; "young
people" syn: immature ant: old
2: of crops harvested at an early stage of development;
before complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn"
syn: new
n 1: any immature animal syn: offspring
2: united states film and television actress 1913-2000 syn:
loretta young
3: united states civil rights leader 1921-1971 syn: whitney
young, whitney moore young jr.
4: 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: thomas young
5: united states jazz tenor saxophonist 1909-1959 syn: pres
young, lester willis young
6: english poet 1683-1765 syn: edward young
7: united states baseball player and famous pitcher 1867-1955
syn: cy young, danton true young
8: 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: brigham young
9: young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the
young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt" syn: youth
ant: aged
also: youngest, younger
see also:
immature old new offspring loretta young whitney young
whitney moore young jr. thomas young pres young lester willis young edward young
cy young danton true young brigham young youth aged
youngest younger
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
youngest
see young
see also:
young
- [4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
23 moby thesaurus words for "youngest":
adolescent, baby, fledgling, hopeful, infant, junior, juvenal,
juvenile, minor, pubescent, sapling, slip, sprig, stripling,
teenager, teener, teenybopper, young hopeful, young person,
younger, youngling, youngster, youth
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