young
Because it is a word with a single syllable, young is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofyoung
- People who are young; young people, collectively; youth.
Example: "The young of today are well-educated."
- Young or immature offspring (especially of an animal).
Example: "The lion caught a gnu to feed its young."
- (possibly nonstandard) An individual offspring; a single recently born or hatched organism.
- To become or seem to become younger.
- To cause to appear younger.
- To exhibit younging.
- In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
Example: "a lamb is a young sheep; these picture books are for young readers"
- At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.
Example: "the age of space travel is still young; a young business"
- (Not) advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.
Example: "How young is your dog? Her grandmother turned 70 years young last month."
- Junior (of two related people with the same name).
- (of a decade of life) Early.
- Youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person.
Example: "My grandmother is a very active woman and is quite young for her age."
- Of or belonging to the early part of life.
Example: "The cynical world soon shattered my young dreams."
- Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.
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