Young (Noun)
Meaning 1
United States civil rights leader (1921-1971).
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 2
United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955).
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 4
Any immature animal.
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Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The baby bird was separated from its mother and the wildlife expert was trying to care for the young until it could fly again.
- A mother deer was seen leading her young across the forest floor.
- It's essential to handle the young of any wild animal with care to avoid transferring human scent to their bodies.
- The young of amphibians such as frogs and toads go through a series of distinct stages as they develop from eggs to adult.
- Care is being taken to ensure the young turtles are safely released into the ocean.
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Meaning 5
Young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 6
United States film and television actress (1913-2000).
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 7
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).
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 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).
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 9
United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959).
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Nouns denoting people.