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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
young
young [young younger youngest] adjective, noun BrE [jʌŋ] NAmE [jʌŋ]
adjective (young·erBrE [ˈjʌŋɡə(r)] ; NAmE [ˈjʌŋɡər] young·estBrE [ˈjʌŋɡɪst] ; NAmE [ˈjʌŋɡɪst] )
1. having lived or existed for only a short time; not fully developed
•young babies
•a young country
• Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant.
•a young wine
• The night is still young (= it has only just started).
Opp: ↑old
2. not yet old; not as old as others
•young people
•talented young football players
• I am the youngest of four sisters.
•In his younger days he played rugby for Wales.
•I met the young Michelle Obama at Princeton.
•Her grandchildren keep her young.
•My son's thirteen but he's young for his age (= not as developed as other boys of the same age).
•They married young (= at an early age).
•My mother died young.
Opp: ↑old
3. consisting of young people or young children; with a low average age
• They have a young family.
•a young audience
4. suitable or appropriate for young people
Syn: ↑youthful
•young fashion
•The clothes she wears are much too young for her.
5. ~ man/lady/woman used to show that you are angry or annoyed with a particular young person
• I think you owe me an apology, young lady!
6. the youngerused before or after a person's name to distinguish them from an older relative
•the younger Kennedy
• (BrE, formal)William Pitt the younger
compare ↑elder at ↑elder adj., ↑junior adj. (3)
more at (have) an old head on young shoulders at ↑old, you're only young once at ↑only adv.
Word Origin:
Old English g(e)ong, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch jong and German jung, also to ↑youth; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin juvenis.
Example Bank:
•He seemed quite young to have so much responsibility.
•He still looks young for his age.
•He's over 70, but he's young at heart.
•I felt young again.
•She looked young enough to be his daughter.
•She still looks very young.
•Fruit Fresh is a young company that is growing fast.
•I met the young Bill Clinton at Oxford.
•In his younger days he played rugby for Wales.
•It's a young wine, not really up to drinking yet.
•It's quite a young orchestra.
•My son's thirteen but he's young for his age.
•The composer died tragically young, just three days before her thirtieth birthday.
•The night is still young.
•The team is full of talented young players.
•They married young.
•This cottage would be perfect for a couple with a young family.
•This story is about a handsome young prince who falls in love with a village girl.
•Young babies need to be wrapped up warmly.
•young babies/children/animals
Idioms: ↑getting younger ▪ ↑not be getting any younger ▪ ↑young at heart
noun plural
1. the youngyoung people considered as a group
• It's a movie that will appeal to the young.
• It's a book for young and old alike.
2. young animals of a particular type or that belong to a particular mother
•a mother bird feeding her young
Word Origin:
Old English g(e)ong, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch jong and German jung, also to ↑youth; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin juvenis.
Example Bank:
•It carries its young on its back.
•The females stay close to their offspring/young.
•They catch insects to feed their hungry young.
•the lion's offspring/young
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