Young

yung, adj. not long born: in early life: in the first part of growth: vigorous: relating to youth: junior, the younger of two persons having the same name: inexperienced: newly arrived—in Australia.— n. the offspring of animals.— adjs. Young′-eyed ( Shak. ), with the bright eyes of youth; Young′ish , somewhat young.— n. Young′ling , a young person or animal.— adj. youthful, young.— adv. Young′ly .— ns. Young′ne ; Young′ster , a young person: a lad; Youngth ( Spens. ), youth.— adj. Youngth′ly ( Spens. ), youthful.— Young blood , fresh acce ion of strength; Young England , the name applied, during the Corn-Law struggle (1842-45), to a little band of young Tory politicians, who hated Free Trade and Radicalism, and profe ed a sentimental attachment to earlier forms of social life in England; Young England , America , ., the rising generation in England, America, .; Young Ireland , a group of Irish politicians who broke away from O'Connell about 1844, because of his rooted aversion to physical force; Young Italy , an a ociation of Italian republican agitators, active about 1834, under the lead of Mazzini; Young person , Mr Podsnap's phrase for youth generally, considered as too inexperienced to hear about some matters within the range of adult human experience—from Dickens's Our Mutual Friend ; Young Pretender , Prince Charlie, as distinguished from his father the Pretender or Old Pretender.— With young , pregnant. [A.S. geong ; Ger. jung ; also conn. with L. juvenis , Sans. yuvan , young.]