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younger
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Younger
(gcide) | Young \Young\ (y[u^]ng), a. [Compar. Younger
(y[u^][ng]"g[~e]r); superl. Youngest (-g[e^]st).] [OE.
yung, yong, [yogh]ong, [yogh]ung, AS. geong; akin to OFries.
iung, iong, D. joing, OS., OHG., & G. jung, Icel. ungr, Sw. &
Dan. ung, Goth. juggs, Lith. jaunas, Russ. iunuii, L.
juvencus, juvenis, Skr. juva[,c]a, juvan. [root]281. Cf.
Junior, Juniper, Juvenile, Younker, Youth.]
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1. Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet
arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old;
juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young child; a young
man; a young fawn.
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For he so young and tender was of age. --Chaucer.
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"Whom the gods love, die young," has been too long
carelessly said; . . . whom the gods love, live
young forever. --Mrs. H. H.
Jackson.
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2. Being in the first part, pr period, of growth; as, a young
plant; a young tree.
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While the fears of the people were young. --De Foe.
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3. Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed;
ignorant; weak.
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Come, come, elder brother, you are too young in
this. --Shak.
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Younger
(gcide) | Younger \Young"er\, n.
One who is younger; an inferior in age; a junior. "The elder
shall serve the younger." --Rom. ix. 12.
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2. Used of the younger of two persons of the same name
especially used to distinguish a son from his father; --
usually used postpositionally; as, Henry the younger.
Syn: jr.
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younger
(wn) | younger
adj 1: used of the younger of two persons of the same name
especially used to distinguish a son from his father;
"John Junior"; "John Smith, Jr." [syn: younger, jr.] |
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younger
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agrippina the younger
(wn) | Agrippina the Younger
n 1: wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared
heir and who was then put to death by Nero [syn:
Agrippina, Agrippina the Younger] |
cyrus the younger
(wn) | Cyrus the Younger
n 1: Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother
Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC) [syn: Cyrus, {Cyrus the
Younger}] |
holbein the younger
(wn) | Holbein the Younger
n 1: German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was
commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the
English king's prospective brides (1497-1543) [syn:
Holbein, Hans Holbein, Holbein the Younger] |
pitt the younger
(wn) | Pitt the Younger
n 1: English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806)
[syn: Pitt, William Pitt, Second Earl of Chatham,
Pitt the Younger] |
pliny the younger
(wn) | Pliny the Younger
n 1: Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books
of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)
[syn: Pliny, Pliny the Younger, {Gaius Plinius
Caecilius Secundus}] |
strauss the younger
(wn) | Strauss the Younger
n 1: Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed
many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king'
(1825-1899) [syn: Strauss, Johann Strauss, {Strauss the
Younger}] |
younger
(wn) | younger
adj 1: used of the younger of two persons of the same name
especially used to distinguish a son from his father;
"John Junior"; "John Smith, Jr." [syn: younger, jr.] |
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