young

若い、幼い

生まれてからまだ長い時間がたっていない。

やさしい英語で： Someone or something that has not been alive for very long.

• They have two young children.
• She looked much younger in that photo.
• Is your dog still very young?

類義語： youthful

反対語： old

よく使う表現： young child, young people, young animal

新しい、発展途上の

始まって間もなく、まだ発展し続けている。

やさしい英語で： Something that has only recently begun and is still developing.

• It is a young company.
• The industry was still young when she joined it.
• These young democracies face many challenges.

類義語： new, developing

反対語： established

よく使う表現： young company, young industry, young democracy

歳の

年齢を尋ねたり示したりする表現で、元気さを強調することが多い。

やさしい英語で： Used to ask or say someone’s age, often to suggest that they are still full of life.

• My grandmother is eighty years young.
• How young are you today, Grandpa?
• At ninety years young, he still enjoys dancing.

よく使う表現： years young, how young

子、幼獣

動物の子供、特にまだ十分に成長していないもの。

やさしい英語で： The babies of an animal, especially before they are fully grown.

• The bird feeds its young.
• The mother stayed close to her young.
• Many animals protect their young from danger.

類義語： offspring, babies

よく使う表現： feed their young, protect their young, raise their young