Emily Dickinson Lexicon

YOUNG, a. [yung; Sax. iong, geong; G. jung; D. jong; Sw. and Dan. ung; Arm. yaouncq; W. ieuanc; Sans. yuwana; L. juvenis. Qu. Ch. Syr. Heb. and Sam. יגק, to suck, or Goth. yuggs, young. The Welsh makes the word a compound, and the origin is not evident.]

1. Not having been long born; being in the first part of life; not old; used of animals; as, a young child; a young man; a young fawn.
2. Being in the first part of growth; as, a young plant; a young tree.
3. Ignorant; weak; or rather, having little experience. Come, elder brother, thou'rt too young in this. – Shak.