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Definitions

young one

[yuhng uhn, wuhn] / ˈyʌŋ ən, wən /
NOUN
child
Synonyms
STRONGEST
baby boy daughter girl juvenile kid minor offspring son youngster youth
STRONG
babe bairn bambino brat chick cub imp innocent lamb moppet nestling nipper shaver sprout squirt stripling suckling tadpole tot tyke urchin
WEAK
anklebiter gamin gamine kiddie pubescent small fry
Antonyms
STRONGEST
adult
STRONG
parent
NOUN
tot
Synonyms
STRONG
babe baby bairn bambino brat bud cherub chick cub imp infant innocent juvenile kid lamb minor mite moppet neonate nestling newborn nipper nursling offspring progeny sprout squirt suckling tadpole toddler tyke urchin youngster youth
WEAK
anklebiter kiddie little angel little darling little doll little one pubescent small fry teenybopper
Antonyms
STRONG
adolescent adult parent

Example Sentences

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Soccer’s women’s player of the year in 2023 — but it is still a relatively young one: Girma has only been a professional for two years.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Ezra gets the biggest crowd of the entire weekend, and a young one too - toting glow sticks, bubble guns and Pokemon hats as they dance around to his effortlessly sunny pop songs.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2023

The old stag fighting for his place with the young one.

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2023

If the name Dick Barnett tickles your memory a bit, you are probably a Lakers fan, and not a young one.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2022

Mrs. Clarke was not a small woman, nor a young one, but she scurried down the ladder as nimbly as a squirrel.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood