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young
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- pronunciation:
- yuhng
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
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part of speech: |
adjective |
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younger, youngest |
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When something is young, it means that it is at an early stage of life or growth.
I like when my mom tells stories about when she was young.Young cats are called kittens, but young lions and tigers are called cubs.- antonyms:
- adult, aged, elderly, mature, old
- similar words:
- budding, growing, little, small, teen-age, tender
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related words: |
dependent |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
Animals that have been recently born are called "young." A dog's young are its puppies. A bird's young are its chicks.
A mother cat feeds her young and washes their fur with her tongue.
- similar words:
- baby, children, issue, litter, offspring
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