Young, n. The offspring of animals,
either a single animal or offspring collectively.
[The egg] bursting with kindly rupture, forth
disclosed
Their callow young.
Milton.
With young, with child; pregnant.
Young (yŭng), a.
[Compar. Younger (yŭ?"gẽr);
superl. Youngest (-gĕst).] [OE.
yung, yong, ȝong, ȝung, 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.
juvaça, juvan. √281. Cf. Junior,
Juniper, Juvenile, Younker, Youth.]
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.
For he so young and tender was of
age.
Chaucer.
"Whom the gods love, die young," has been too
long carelessly said; . . . whom the gods love, live young
forever.
Mrs. H. H. Jackson.
2. Being in the first part, pr period, of
growth; as, a young plant; a young tree.
While the fears of the people were
young.
De Foe.
3. Having little experience; inexperienced;
unpracticed; ignorant; weak.
Come, come, elder brother, you are too young in
this.
Shak.