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Word entry · 5 letters

young

Best crossword clue

"Early in age"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /jʌŋ/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted gnouyStarts with YEnds with G3 cluesVery common crossword word
1Y2O3U4N5G

Definitions

  1. Early in life; not old.

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • a lamb is a young sheep
  • these picture books are for young readers
  • Come skydiving with us. Come on, you're only young once!

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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Early in age5 letters
02Early in life5 letters
03Not yet old5 letters

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