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Young Jʌŋ Mother Noun Bre Movie Appeal Book

Word young
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / jʌŋ / NAmE / jʌŋ /
Example
  • it's a movie that will appeal to the young.
  • it's a book for young and old alike.
  • a mother bird feeding her young
  • it carries its young on its back.
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young

(noun)BrE / jʌŋ / NAmE / jʌŋ /
  1. young people considered as a group
    • It's a movie that will appeal to the young.
    • It's a book for young and old alike.
  2. young animals of a particular type or that belong to a particular mother
    • a mother bird feeding her young

    Extra Examples

    • It carries its young on its back.
    • The females stay close to their offspring/young.
    • They catch insects to feed their hungry young.
    • the lion’s offspring/young

    Word Origin

    • Old English g(e)ong, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch jong and German jung, also to youth; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin juvenis.
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