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young
noun[ plural ]
uk /jʌŋ/ us /jʌŋ/
 the young
B2
young people considered together as a group: （总称）青年人，年轻人
I have nothing against miniskirts, but I think they're strictly for the young.我并不反对穿超短裙，但我认为它们只适合年轻人。
the babies of an animal: 幼鸟;幼兽;幼崽
Meanwhile, the mother flies back to the nest to feed her young.其间，母鸟会飞回巢中给雏鸟喂食。

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young | American Dictionary

young
adjective[ -er/-est only ]
us/jʌŋ/
(esp. of something living) at an early stage of development or existence; not old:
Young children should not be left alone at home.
I work with wonderful young people mostly in their late teens.
The new law creates a new driver’s license for those as young as 14.
young
plural noun
us/jʌŋ/
young people in general:
Society can provide the young with valuable opportunities to help their communities.
Young are the babies of an animal:
The bird flew back to the nest to feed her young.

Examples of young

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Note : ' well ' refers to people with no limiting long-term illness ; ' younger ' refers to co-residents who are younger or the same age.
Either or both of these could have caused the problem for the younger children.
The discontinuity of learning outcomes between older and younger learners was identi®ed as an important source of evidence for claiming a critical period.
Although older participants made more errors than younger ones, there were no effects of language group at either age.
Speci®cally, the younger learners were faster for the ungrammatical items but the older learners were faster for the grammatical items.
First, the study examined preschool children who were younger than those tested in previous studies.
In this group, the difference in the modal ages between older and younger sons was also 1 year.
What also stands out is the difference in age between older and younger brothers.
To view younger sons in the light of victims, however, is too simplistic.
The younger generation not only challenged traditional patterns of daily journalistic practice, but tried to redefine the values and the mission of the profession.
Oximetric studies were performed in six patients (one older and five younger patients) to determine the reversibility of an initially high pulmonary vascular resistance.
In our study, these changes were significant for the 3 youngest age groups.
In patients younger than one year of age, trauma was the most common diagnosis.
There might be a tendency for the older person's life to be regarded as a standard to be met or exceeded by the younger one.
In each example of this type the lateral unit comprised the youngest son's family.
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