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Older vs. Young

Older and Young Definitions

Older

Having lived or existed for a relatively long time; far advanced in years or life.

Young

Being in an early period of life, development, or growth.

Older

Relatively advanced in age
Pamela is our oldest child.

Young

Newly begun or formed; not advanced
A young biotech company.

Older

Made long ago; in existence for many years
An old book.

Young

Relating to, typical of, or suggestive of youth or early life
He is young for his age.
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Older

Of or relating to a long life or to people who have had long lives
A ripe old age.

Young

Lacking experience; immature
A young hand at plowing.

Older

Having or exhibiting the physical characteristics of age
A prematurely old face.

Young

Being the junior of two people having the same name.

Older

Having or exhibiting the wisdom of age; mature
A child who is old for his years.

Young

(Geology) Being of an early stage in a geologic cycle. Used of bodies of water and land formations.
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Older

Having lived or existed for a specified length of time
She was 12 years old.

Young

Young persons considered as a group; youth
Entertainment for the young.

Older

Exhibiting the effects of time or long use; worn
An old coat.

Young

Offspring; brood
A lioness with her young.

Older

Known through long acquaintance; long familiar
An old friend.

Young

In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
A lamb is a young sheep;
These picture books are for young readers
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Older

Skilled or able through long experience; practiced
He is an old hand at doing home repairs.

Young

At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.
The age of space travel is still young;
A young business

Older

Belonging to a remote or former period in history; ancient
Old fossils.

Young

(Not) advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.
How young is your dog?
Her grandmother turned 70 years young last month.

Older

Belonging to or being of an earlier time
Her old classmates.

Young

Junior (of two related people with the same name).

Older

Often Old Being the earlier or earliest of two or more related objects, stages, versions, or periods.

Young

(of a decade of life) Early.

Older

Having become slower in flow and less vigorous in action. Used of a river.

Young

Youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person.
My grandmother is a very active woman and is quite young for her age.

Older

Having become simpler in form and of lower relief. Used of a landform.

Young

Of or belonging to the early part of life.
The cynical world soon shattered my young dreams.

Older

Used as an intensive
Come back any old time. Don't give me any ol' excuse.

Young

(obsolete) Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.

Older

Used to express affection or familiarity
Good ol' Sam.

Young

(often as if a plural noun) Offspring, especially the immature offspring of animals.
The lion caught a gnu to feed its young.
The lion's young are curious about the world around them.

Older

An individual of a specified age
A five-year-old.

Young

To become or seem to become younger.

Older

Old people considered as a group. Used with the
Caring for the old.

Young

To cause to appear younger.

Older

Former times; yore
In days of old.

Young

(geology) To exhibit younging.

Older

, elder, senior
My older brother and I are Catholic twins. He’s older by eleven months, not quite a year older than me.

Young

Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; - said of animals; as, a young child; a young man; a young fawn.
For he so young and tender was of age.
"Whom the gods love, die young," has been too long carelessly said; . . . whom the gods love, live young forever.

Older

Elderly
The thoughtful lad helped an older lady across the street.

Young

Being in the first part, pr period, of growth; as, a young plant; a young tree.
While the fears of the people were young.

Older

Advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables);
Aged members of the society
Elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper
Senior citizen

Young

Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.
Come, come, elder brother, you are too young in this.

Older

Older brother or sister;
Big sister

Young

The offspring of animals, either a single animal or offspring collectively.
[The egg] bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosedTheir callow young.

Older

Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son;
Bill Adams, Sr.

Young

Any immature animal

Older

Old in experience;
An old offender
The older soldiers

Young

United States film and television actress (1913-2000)

Young

United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)

Young

British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)

Young

United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)

Young

English poet (1683-1765)

Young

United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)

Young

United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877)

Young

Young people collectively;
Rock music appeals to the young
Youth everywhere rises in revolt

Young

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth;
Young people

Young

(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity;
New potatoes
Young corn

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