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  • 51young — see young folks think old folks to be fools, but old folks know young folks to be fools a young man married is a young man marred young men may die, but old men must die young saint, old devil better be an old man’s darling, than a young man’s… …

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  • 52young — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ I felt young again. ▪ keep ▪ All that exercise keeps her young …

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  • 53young — I adj. 1) young at heart 2) young in spirit II n. offspring of an animal 1) to bring forth young (wild animals bring forth their young in the wilderness) 2) with young ( pregnant ) * * * [jʌn] young at heart young in spirit with young ( pregnant… …

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  • 54young — [[t]yʌŋ[/t]] adj. young•er [[t]ˈyʌŋ gər[/t]] young•est [[t]ˈyʌŋ gɪst[/t]] n. 1) being in the first or early stage of life or growth 2) having the appearance, vigor, or other qualities of youth 3) of or pertaining to youth 4) not far advanced in… …

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  • 55young — I. adjective (younger; youngest) Etymology: Middle English yong, from Old English geong; akin to Old High German jung young, Latin juvenis Date: before 12th century 1. a. being in the first or an early stage of life, growth, or development b.… …

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  • 56Young — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon pre 7th century origin, and as such is one of the earliest known origins. The derivation is from the word geong , which developed into the Middle English yunge or yonge , and literally means The young… …

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  • 57young — 1. adjective 1) young people Syn: youthful, juvenile; junior, adolescent, teenage; in the springtime of life, in one s salad days Ant: old, elderly, mature 2) she s very young for her age …

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  • 58young — /jʌŋ / (say yung) adjective 1. being in the first or early stage of life, or growth; youthful; not old. 2. having the appearance, freshness, vigour, or other qualities of youth. 3. of or relating to youth: in one s young days. 4. relating to the… …

  • 59young’un —    This has become a fairly conventional spelling to indicate the pronunciation of ‘young one’ when used vocatively or otherwise. ‘Young’n’ also occurs, as in Jim Allen’s Days of Hope, where an older man says to one who is considerably younger:… …

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  • 60Young, Cy — orig. Denton True Young born March 29, 1867, Gilmore, Ohio, U.S. died Nov. 4, 1955, Newcomerstown, Ohio U.S. baseball pitcher. Young, 6 ft 2 in. (1.88 m) tall, was a powerful right handed thrower. His dominating fastball earned him the nickname… …

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