1. Used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
   "John Smith the younger took over the family business";
   - jr., Junior

1. (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life, development or growth
   "young people";
   - immature
    
2. (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
   "young corn";
   - new
    
3. Suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
   "he is young for his age";
   - youthful, vernal
    
4. Being in its early stage
   "a young industry"; "the day is still young"
    
5. Not tried or tested by experience
   "a young hand at ploughing";
   - unseasoned, untested, untried

See also: adolescent, age, boyish, boylike, childlike, childly, early, five-year-old, four-year-old, girlish, green [informal], immature, inexperienced, inexperient [non-standard], infantile, junior, little, new, newborn, one-year-old, preadolescent, preteen, puppyish, puppylike, schoolboyish, schoolgirlish, small, teen, teenage, teenaged, tender, three-year-old, two-year-old, youngish

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