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young

 
 
pronunciation:
yuhng
parts of speech:
adjective, noun
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part of speech: adjective
inflections: younger, youngest
definition: 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
 
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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