young
English
/jʌŋ/
adj
Definitions
- In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
- At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.
- (Not) advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.
- Junior (of two related people with the same name).
- (of a decade of life) Early.
- Youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person.
- Of or belonging to the early part of life.
- (obsolete) Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English yong inherited from Old English ġeong inherited from Proto-Germanic *jungaz inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Young Irelander English
- blood English
- folk English
- junker English
- junkerdom English
- junkerism English
- nonyoung English
- permayouth English
- stock English
- transyouth English
- unyoung English
- youngblood English
- youngen English
- youngfolk English
- younghead English
- younghood English
- youngie English
- youngish English
- youngling English
- youngly English
- youngness English
- youngsome English
- youngster English
- youngstock English
- youngth English
- youngthly English
- youth English
- youthen English
- youthenize English
- youthfest English
- youthful English
- youthhead English
- youthhood English
- youthify English
- youthism English
- youthless English
- youthlike English
- youthly English
- youthman English
- youthness English
- youthquake English
- youthsome English
- youthsploitation English
- youthtime English
- youthward English
- youthwards English
- youthwork English
- youthy English
- iuvencus Latin
- iuvenesco Latin
- iuvenilis Latin
- iuvenis Latin
- iuventas Latin
- iuventus Latin
- juvencus Latin
- juvencus, iuvencus Latin
- Junge German
- Jungfrau German
- Junggrammatiker German
- Jungmann German
- Jungsteinzeit German
- Nachbarjunge German
- Schusterjunge German
- blutjung German
- jung German
- jungenhaft German
- jungtürkisch German
- everjong Dutch, Flemish
- jong Dutch, Flemish
- jongdement Dutch, Flemish
- jongeling Dutch, Flemish
- jonggehuwd Dutch, Flemish
- kattenjong Dutch, Flemish
- jeune French
- юнга Russian
- юный Russian
- *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂yuh₁en- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂yuh₁on- Proto-Indo-European
- *yuwn̥kós Proto-Indo-European
- *jungaz Proto-Germanic
- ユース Japanese
- evigung Norwegian Nynorsk
- ung Norwegian Nynorsk
- ungdom Norwegian Nynorsk
- ungkar Norwegian Nynorsk
- edgeong Old English
- geong Old English
- geonga Old English
- geongling Old English
- ġeong Old English
- युवन Sanskrit
- युवन् Sanskrit
- yong Middle English
- yonghede Middle English
- yongth Middle English
- youngling Middle English
- youthe Middle English
- ȝongly Middle English
- óg Irish
- ógbhean Irish
- ógfhear Irish
- ungr Old Norse
- juna Esperanto
- जवान Hindi
- ҷавон Persian
- جوان Persian
- نوجوان Persian
- ieuanc Welsh
- ieuenctid Welsh
- jonc Middle Dutch
- jung Old High German
- jaunatne Latvian
- jaunava Latvian
- jaunavība Latvian
- jaunavīgs Latvian
- jauneklis Latvian
- jauniete Latvian
- jaunietis Latvian
- jaunlaiku Latvian
- jaunnorvēģu Latvian
- jauns Latvian
- jaunums Latvian
- jaunība Latvian
- óa Old Irish
- óc Old Irish
- óclach Old Irish
- jonk Afrikaans
- యువ Telugu
- òg Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- ògail Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- aa Manx
- aeg Manx
- aegid Manx
- saa Manx
- junc Middle High German
- cavan Azerbaijani
- 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- *jung gmw-pro
- jung Old Dutch
- *yowankos Proto-Celtic
- jung Old Saxon
- *juwenis Proto-Italic
- юнъ Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- *HyúHanas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *HyúHā Proto-Indo-Aryan
- جوان Urdu
- ciwan Northern Kurdish
- ciwanî Northern Kurdish
- yangpela Tok Pisin
- yut Tok Pisin
- jung Low German
- *jauˀnás Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *HyúHā Proto-Iranian
- jung Mòcheno
- *jowank Proto-Brythonic
- yongu Sranan Tongo
- junëza Ladin
- ciwan Zazaki
- folk
- stock
- blood
- youth
- junker
- youthy
- youngie
- youngth
- unyoung
- youngly
- youthen
- youthly
- youngen
- youthful
- youthify
- youngish
- youthism
- youthman
- nonyoung
- youngster
- youngling
- youthhead
- youthhood
- youthlike
- youngthly
- youthless
- younghead
- youthward
- youngfolk
- youngsome
- youthwork
- youthfest
- younghood
- youthtime
- youngness
- junkerdom
- junkerism
- youthsome
- youthness
- youngstock
- permayouth
- youthquake
- youngblood
- youthenize
- transyouth
- youthwards
- Young Irelander
- youthsploitation