young

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
2. At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.
3. advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.
4. Junior (of two related people with the same name).
5. Early. (of a decade of life)
6. Youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person.
7. Of or belonging to the early part of life.
8. (obsolete) Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.

Noun

Offspring, especially the immature offspring of animals.

Verb

1. (informal) To become or seem to become younger.
2. (informal) To cause to appear younger.
3. To exhibit younging.

Concepten

jong

jeugdig

beginnend

jongeren

aankomend

klein

kind

🧒

pril

jongen

👦

loot

afstammeling

jeugd

nakomeling

onervaren

spruit

telg

nieuw

🆕

adolescent

peuter

discipel

puber

juveniel

onvolwassen

tiener

kinderachtig

jongeling

infantiel

jongere

Synoniemen

youthful

small

tender

new

🆕

fresh

immature

adolescent

juvenile

green

youth

little

offspring

child

🧒

unripe

girl

👧

inexperienced

junior

younger

raw

soft

budding

vernal

cub

strong

infant

teenage

calf

weak

untried

young man

untested

kid

🧒

delicate

baby

👶

modern

boy

👦

children

young person

unseasoned

girlish

wild

beginning

tiny

feeble

boyish

recent

teenager

inferior

minor

greenhorn

Vertalingen

jeune

jung

joven

giovane

jovem

petit

genç

νεαρός

jove

jugendlich

νέος

novo

🆕

adolescente

adolescente

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/jʌŋ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: yong

Overgenomen van Oudengels: ġeong

In summary

Inherited from Middle English yong, yonge, from Old English ġeong, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuHn̥ḱós, from *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”).
Cognates
Cognate with Alemannic German jung, jungu, junhs, jungà, jòng (“young”), Bavarian junk (“young”), Central Franconian, Luxembourgish jonk (“young”), Cimbrian djung, jung, junk (“young”), Dutch jong (“young”), German, German Low German, Mòcheno and Vilamovian jung (“young”), Limburgish jong, jonk (“young”), Yiddish יונג (yung, “young”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish ung (“young”), Faroese, Icelandic ungur (“young”), Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍃 (juggs, “young”).

Zinnen

This young boy is a total genius .

Deze jonge jongen is een totaal genie.

He felt invisible among all those young people .

A young girl is mixing something yellow in a bowl .

Een jong meisje mengt iets geels in een kom.

A young man with a backpack watches as a bicycle is suspended for repair .

Een jonge man met een rugzak horloges terwijl een fiets wordt opgehangen voor reparatie.

Paul reminded them of a young Sean Connery .

Paul herinnerde hen aan een jonge Sean Connery.

A young girl in a blue and green jacket is sledding .

Een jong meisje in een blauw en groen jasje is sleeën.