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Andrews, Washington Post , 11 May 2022", "Male chimps at West African sites have also been seen adopting the dependent young of a deceased or missing parent, a shouldering of fatherly duty at odds with newborn killings witnessed elsewhere. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022", "When successful, the male lions will even kill the young of their predecessors to bring the females into heat to rear their own offspring. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022", "Of course, each of the kids are starting to show off their true personalities, even at this young of an age. \u2014 Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022", "The number of offspring were cut in half, and many of the young of parents that were exposed to fear were less healthy than their non-traumatized peers. \u2014 Doug Johnson, Ars Technica , 7 Feb. 2022", "Jay families sometimes remain together long enough for the young of the year to assist in raising the next generation. \u2014 Jim Williams, Star Tribune , 24 Nov. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English yong , from Old English geong ; akin to Old High German jung young, Latin juvenis":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8y\u0259\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "adolescent", "immature", "juvenile", "youngish", "youthful" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012249", "type":[ "adjective", "biographical name", "noun", "noun plural" ] }, "young and old":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": young people and old people : people of all ages":[ "The game is played by young and old alike.", "a story for young and old" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112815", "type":[ "idiom" ] }, "young one":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a young animal":[], ": a young human being : child , youngster":[ "they've got eleven young ones, eleven brats now", "\u2014 Elizabeth M. 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Andrews, Washington Post , 11 May 2022", "Male chimps at West African sites have also been seen adopting the dependent young of a deceased or missing parent, a shouldering of fatherly duty at odds with newborn killings witnessed elsewhere. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022", "When successful, the male lions will even kill the young of their predecessors to bring the females into heat to rear their own offspring. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022", "Of course, each of the kids are starting to show off their true personalities, even at this young of an age. \u2014 Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022", "The number of offspring were cut in half, and many of the young of parents that were exposed to fear were less healthy than their non-traumatized peers. \u2014 Doug Johnson, Ars Technica , 7 Feb. 2022", "Jay families sometimes remain together long enough for the young of the year to assist in raising the next generation. \u2014 Jim Williams, Star Tribune , 24 Nov. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English yong , from Old English geong ; akin to Old High German jung young, Latin juvenis":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8y\u0259\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "adolescent", "immature", "juvenile", "youngish", "youthful" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163445", "type":[ "adjective", "biographical name", "noun", "noun plural" ] }, "youngling":{ "antonyms":[ "adult", "grown-up" ], "definitions":{}, "examples":[ "she quit babysitting when she got tired of wrangling younglings who weren't even her own", "Recent Examples on the Web", "And then, inexplicably, the next two episodes are devoted entirely to the continuing adventures of Din Djarin, protagonist of The Mandalorian, and the youngling Grogu. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 12 Feb. 2022", "Luke\u2014sensing the youngling 's divided loyalties\u2014tells Grogu to choose between the chain mail and Yoda's old light saber, i.e., between his love for the Mandalorian and his Jedi training. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 12 Feb. 2022", "Sammy gave birth to the youngling after a 10-month pregnancy. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 16 Apr. 2021", "His son, Jett, plays a youngling killed by Clone Troopers. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 3 Dec. 2019", "And now, some super-responsible hunters (read with sarcasm) blamed a group of younglings for illegally killing nearly 60 doves during a hunt in Maverick County. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle , 21 Oct. 2019", "The offspring of National Zoo tiger Damai, the youngling is bidding adieu to his birthplace, and is en route to a new home at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in California. \u2014 Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian , 11 Sep. 2017", "Balmy, albeit sloppy, conditions Monday meant even the younglings could partake in early efforts in the annual Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt. \u2014 Dave Orrick, Twin Cities , 23 Jan. 2017", "The Crayola Story Studio Star Wars edition allows your youngling to put themselves in the boots of a true Jedi Padawan. \u2014 Dak, WIRED , 17 May 2012" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8y\u0259\u014b-li\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bairn", "bambino", "bud", "chap", "chick", "child", "cub", "juvenile", "kid", "kiddie", "kiddy", "kiddo", "moppet", "sprat", "sprout", "squirt", "whelp", "youngster", "youth" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211701", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "youngster":{ "antonyms":[ "adult", "grown-up" ], "definitions":{ ": a young animal or plant especially of a domesticated or cultivated breed or type":[], ": a young person : youth":[], ": child":[] }, "examples":[ "As a youngster , he was very shy.", "bright-eyed youngsters interested in learning", "Recent Examples on the Web", "As a youngster , Connor and his younger brother, Carson, began just tagging along with their dad. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022", "McConaughey, who declined to take questions, spoke of learning to become a responsible gun owner as a youngster in Uvalde. \u2014 Aamer Madhani, Chron , 7 June 2022", "Footage of Prince as a youngster was recently found by CNN affiliate station WCCO in Minneapolis. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022", "As a youngster , her parents encouraged her to play various team sports. \u2014 Brad Joyal, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022", "Beginning at age 12, Roberts started giving violin instruction on Saturday mornings to a youngster with Down syndrome at the urging of her Mainly Mozart music teacher. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 May 2022", "As a youngster , Humberto Castellanos dreamed of playing third base and idolized former Boston Red Sox (and Arizona State) infielder Dustin Pedroia. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 14 May 2022", "Cabrera had wheels as a youngster , but even then, his ambitions seemed to stop at second base; his career high for three-baggers was three, set in his 87-game rookie season of 2003. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022", "Our classic clear CBD gummy bears are available in a variety of flavors and sizes, from which to relive the emotions associated with eating gummy bears as a youngster . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8y\u0259\u014b-st\u0259r", "\u02c8y\u0259\u014b(k)-st\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bairn", "bambino", "bud", "chap", "chick", "child", "cub", "juvenile", "kid", "kiddie", "kiddy", "kiddo", "moppet", "sprat", "sprout", "squirt", "whelp", "youngling", "youth" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021104", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "youth":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the early period of existence, growth, or development":[], ": the quality or state of being youthful : youthfulness":[], ": young persons or creatures":[ "\u2014 usually plural in construction" ] }, "examples":[ "She had a troubled youth .", "He spent his youth in the Midwest.", "He got into a lot of trouble in his youth .", "a generation trying to recapture lost youth", "when the industry was still in its youth", "Four youths are suspected of starting the fire.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "His talent eventually earned him places on elite regional club teams and U.S. youth national teams as a teenager. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022", "Nearly 25 percent of former foster youth in California experience homelessness after leaving the system, according to a 2018 study from The University of Chicago. \u2014 Amy Wang, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2022", "In front of the Woodland entrance of Keney Park in Hartford, fraternity, sorority, community leaders and members gathered to pray for a safe summer for the youth in the city. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 26 June 2022", "An elite tennis player as a youth in Southern California, Rosen made the switch to football at John Bosco High School and was Los Angeles Times Player of the Year and a USA Today All-American as a senior in 2014. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 25 June 2022", "People tend to talk to Vivian, whose charm, youth and station in life are disarming. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 16 June 2022", "On Friday, June 17, purchase a beer from the Stable and the proceeds will be donated to Haus of Codec, the only emergency shelter for LGBTQ+ youth in the city. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022", "Now, the company donates park tickets to the Orlando Youth Alliance, a nonprofit that serves LGBT youth in central Florida, for the first Saturday in June. \u2014 Allison Pohle And Erich Schwartzel, WSJ , 4 June 2022", "Oh, and Bruce Campbell\u2014a talented actor and friend of Raimi's since their youth in Michigan\u2014has got to be there too. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 25 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English youthe , from Old English geoguth ; akin to Old English geong young \u2014 more at young":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8y\u00fcth" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "boy", "boychick", "boychik", "boyo", "callant", "lad", "laddie", "nipper", "shaveling", "shaver", "sonny", "stripling", "tad" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232145", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "youthful":{ "antonyms":[ "adult", "grown-up", "mature", "matured" ], "definitions":{ ": being young and not yet mature":[], ": having accomplished or undergone little erosion":[ "youthful mountains" ], ": having the vitality or freshness of youth : vigorous":[ "my youthful grandparents" ], ": marked by or possessing youth":[ "youthful dancers" ], ": of, relating to, or characteristic of youth":[ "youthful inexperience" ] }, "examples":[ "My grandparents are still very youthful .", "it's still a youthful nation with a lot of promise and potential", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Petsch\u2019s bright green and white jacket and matching skirt from the spring 2022 ready-to-wear collection were imbued with youthful energy. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 31 Jan. 2022", "But it\u2019s the youthful energy and trust that Geary has put into his squad that has the Bears riding the high of a three-game winning streak. \u2014 J.l. 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Morris, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Feb. 2022", "Until the 1980s, the villa was a youth hostel for school trips. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022", "Of lively nights in the community center that's the island's social hub and the location of a youth hostel for overnight stays. \u2014 Barry Neild, CNN , 7 Jan. 2022", "The young man living in a youth hostel and tucking office pastries in doggy bags not long ago will have to learn how to be rich. \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 26 Dec. 2021", "Opened in June, Les Piaules Nation is a contemporary youth hostel with a small rooftop overlooking the Place de la Nation, which was completely transformed in 2019 as a landscaped, pedestrian-friendly square. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 July 2021", "Overlooking the Place de la Nation, this new contemporary youth hostel offers bunk rooms alongside individual rooms with private bathrooms. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 July 2021", "The Fernandezes helped steer the Falwells to a South Beach building that contained a youth hostel , a liquor store and the Italian restaurant. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Sep. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1929, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202940" }, "Young":{ "type":[ "adjective", "biographical name", "noun", "noun plural" ], "definitions":{ ": being in the first or an early stage of life, growth, or development":[], ": junior sense 1a":[], ": of an early, tender, or desirable age for use as food or drink":[ "fresh young lamb", "a young wine" ], ": having little experience":[], ": recently come into being : new":[ "a young publishing company" ], ": youthful sense 5":[], ": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of youth or a young person":[ "young at heart" ], ": representing a new or rejuvenated especially political group or movement":[], "Andrew Jackson, Jr. 1932\u2013 U.S. ambassador to U.N. 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Andrews, Washington Post , 11 May 2022", "Male chimps at West African sites have also been seen adopting the dependent young of a deceased or missing parent, a shouldering of fatherly duty at odds with newborn killings witnessed elsewhere. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022", "When successful, the male lions will even kill the young of their predecessors to bring the females into heat to rear their own offspring. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022", "Of course, each of the kids are starting to show off their true personalities, even at this young of an age. \u2014 Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022", "The number of offspring were cut in half, and many of the young of parents that were exposed to fear were less healthy than their non-traumatized peers. \u2014 Doug Johnson, Ars Technica , 7 Feb. 2022", "Jay families sometimes remain together long enough for the young of the year to assist in raising the next generation. \u2014 Jim Williams, Star Tribune , 24 Nov. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English yong , from Old English geong ; akin to Old High German jung young, Latin juvenis":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210945" }, "youthhood":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the fact, condition, state, or time of being young":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-th\u02cchu\u0307d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211440" }, "young thing":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English yong thing young person, from yong young + thing person, living being, thing":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234522" }, "you had to be there":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001811" }, "you win":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002348" }, "yourselves":{ "type":[ "plural pronoun" ], "definitions":{ ": those identical ones that are you":[ "\u2014 used reflexively get yourselves a treat , for emphasis, or in absolute constructions" ], ": your normal, healthy, or sane condition or selves":[ "you will feel more like yourselves after a good rest" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "Southern also -\u02c8sevz", "y\u0259r-\u02c8selvz" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021654" } }