Lexicon: you – youth

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you (you'd, you'll, you're, you've), pron. [OE eow; see thou.]

  1. [Second person in the nominative or objective case, originally the plural form, but now singular or plural] thou.
  2. [Direct address to a person or group of people.]

young, adj. [OE yeong < Indo-Eur juwngaz; early in years; youthful.] (webplay: born, certain, child, first, growth, living, makes, man, old, take).

  1. Firm; strong; unyielding; [fig.] proud; stubborn; naive; immature.
  2. Vibrant; lively; carefree.
  3. Ignorant; innocent; inexperienced.

your, adj. [OE eower, genitive of ye, originally plural but now general or formal singular; see thy.] (webplay: approach, distance, fair, familiar, looks, lover, parting, person, rock, second, single, solemn, in vain, winds, you wish).

Thy; [second person in the genitive case singular.]

yours (your's), pron. [see you and your.]

Thine; the one belonging to you.

yourself, n. [ME; see your and self.] (webplay: do).

Thyself; [second person singular in the nominative or objective case, in the reflexive form.]

youth, n. [OE yeoyuth; see young.] (webplay: days, first, life, yearly).

  1. Young person; man or woman in early adulthood.
  2. Beginning; genesis.
  3. Youngness; optimal age; prime of life.