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# young

adjective (young, younger, youngest); noun (the young — young people or baby animals)

«young» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Young means having lived only a short time; not old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/young/#m1)
2. Young can mean at an early stage, just begun: «The night is young». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/young/#m2)
3. As a noun, an animal's young are its babies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/young/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories and everyday life «young» tells the reader about age: «a young girl», «when I was young». In science, animals «feed their young», «care for their young». In maths problems with ages, «younger» means a smaller age: «Tom is 3 years younger than Sam» means subtract 3 from Sam's age. Phrases: «young people», «young at heart», «the youngest child».

### Examples

- My little brother is too young to go to school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/young/#x1)
- She is the youngest in our class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/young/#x2)
- A kangaroo carries its young in a pouch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/young/#x3)
- Grandpa says he feels young when he plays football. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/young/#x4)
- Young children must hold an adult's hand near roads. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/young/#x5)
- Mia is two years younger than her cousin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/young/#x6)
- Birds bring worms to feed their young. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/young/#x7)
- The young tree has thin branches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/young/#x8)
- Did you see the young lady?" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/young/#x9)

### Note

Comparison: young, younger, youngest. Opposite: old. «The young» as a noun means young people in general or baby animals and takes a plural verb. «Younger than» in maths: if Ann is 10 and Ben is 4 years younger, Ben is 10 − 4 = 6. Do not confuse «young» with «yung» (not a word) or «youth» (the time of being young, or a young person).

## In Jewish tradition

In these texts it often means a young animal or person, such as a "young bullock" for an offering or a "young man". The youngest is the last-born child.

**Interpretation.** Offerings had to be animals of a set age, and "of the first year" means a year-old lamb. The tradition notices that in Genesis it is often the younger or youngest child who becomes the important one.

### Examples

- one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering; (Torah NUM.7.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x1)
- And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done unto him. (Torah GEN.9.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x2)
- And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter. (Torah GEN.34.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x3)
- Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, (Writings JOB.38.39, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x4)
- Wherewithal shall a young man keep his way pure? (Writings PSA.119.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x5)
- Both young men and maidens, old men and children; (Writings PSA.148.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/#x6)

### Note

Comparison: young, younger, youngest. Opposite: old. «The young» as a noun means young people in general or baby animals and takes a plural verb. «Younger than» in maths: if Ann is 10 and Ben is 4 years younger, Ben is 10 − 4 = 6. Do not confuse «young» with «yung» (not a word) or «youth» (the time of being young, or a young person).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «young» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/young/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«young» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/young.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «young» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/young/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«young» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/young.html) on Mova free.