young
adjectiveHow many syllables in young?
There is 1 syllable in the word young.Divide young into syllables:
young
How to pronounce young:
Definition of young:
- young (adjective):
- having lived or existed for a relatively short time
- being in the first or an early stage of life, growth, or development
- (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth.
Synonyms for young:
adolescent
age
boyish
boylike
callow
childly
early
five-year-old
four-year-old
girlish
green
growing
immature
in the springtime of life
infant
infantile
junior
juvenile
little
new
newborn
one-year-old
preadolescent
preteen
puppyish
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Antonyms for young:
adult
adultlike
advanced
aged
ageing
aging
ancient
antiquated
big
centenarian
considered
decaying
decrepit
developed
dilapidated
doddering
dying
elder
elderly
established
evolved
experienced
first-born
fledged
frayed
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