Older vs. Young — What's the Difference?

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

Having lived or existed for only a short time

Relatively advanced in age

Used to denote the younger of two people of the same name

Made long ago; in existence for many years

Offspring, especially of an animal before or soon after birth

Of or relating to a long life or to people who have had long lives

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

Having or exhibiting the physical characteristics of age

Newly begun or formed; not advanced

Having or exhibiting the wisdom of age; mature

Relating to, typical of, or suggestive of youth or early life

Having lived or existed for a specified length of time

Lacking experience; immature

Exhibiting the effects of time or long use; worn

Being the junior of two people having the same name.

Known through long acquaintance; long familiar

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

Skilled or able through long experience; practiced

Young persons considered as a group; youth

Belonging to a remote or former period in history; ancient

Offspring; brood

Belonging to or being of an earlier time

In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.

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

At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.

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

(Not) advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.

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

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

Used as an intensive

(of a decade of life) Early.

Used to express affection or familiarity

Youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person.

An individual of a specified age

Of or belonging to the early part of life.

Old people considered as a group. Used with the

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

Former times; yore

(often as if a plural noun) Offspring, especially the immature offspring of animals.

, elder, senior

To become or seem to become younger.

Elderly

To cause to appear younger.

Advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables);

(geology) To exhibit younging.

Older brother or sister;

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.

Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son;

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

Old in experience;

Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.

The offspring of animals, either a single animal or offspring collectively.

Any immature animal

United States film and television actress (1913-2000)

United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)

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)

United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)

English poet (1683-1765)

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

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 people collectively;

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

(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity;