young: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 9 letter points · starts with Y · ends with G
Meaning of young
adj
In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
Example: a lamb is a young sheep
At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.
Example: the age of space travel is still young
advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.
Example: How young is your dog?
Junior (of two related people with the same name).
Listed forms: younger, youngest.
Source: Wiktionary — young.
noun
- often
Offspring, especially the immature offspring of animals.
Example: The lion caught a gnu to feed its young.
Listed forms: youngs.
Source: Wiktionary — young.
verb
- informal
To become or seem to become younger.
- informal
To cause to appear younger.
To exhibit younging.
Listed forms: youngs, younging, younged.
Source: Wiktionary — young.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for young.
adjective
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
adjective
(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
adjective
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
adjective
not tried or tested by experience
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is young in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of young
Y(4) + O(1) + U(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of young
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from young
15 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in young. Showing up to 24, longest first.