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The correct spelling is young.
How to pronounce young
/jʌŋ/
nounIPA: /jʌŋ/
Say it like: Yow-ng
The correct spelling is young. People who are young; young people, collectively; youth. For example: "The young of today are well-educated."
Usage Examples
“The young of today are well-educated.”
“The lion caught a gnu to feed its young.”
“a lamb is a young sheep; these picture books are for young readers”
Meanings
noun
- 1.People who are young; young people, collectively; youth.
- 2.Young or immature offspring (especially of an animal).
- 3.(possibly nonstandard) An individual offspring; a single recently born or hatched organism.
verb
- 1.To become or seem to become younger.
- 2.To cause to appear younger.
- 3.To exhibit younging.
adjective
- 1.In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
- 2.At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.
- 3.(Not) advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.
- 4.Junior (of two related people with the same name).
- 5.(of a decade of life) Early.
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