ˈyəŋ(w)ən, dial -ŋəm or ˈyōŋə- noun
Etymology: Middle English yong oon young person, from yong young + oon one
1. : a young human being : child , youngster
they've got eleven young ones, eleven brats now — Elizabeth M. Roberts
2. : a young animal
ˈyəŋ(w)ən, dial -ŋəm or ˈyōŋə- noun
Etymology: Middle English yong oon young person, from yong young + oon one
1. : a young human being : child , youngster
they've got eleven young ones, eleven brats now — Elizabeth M. Roberts
2. : a young animal
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012