"youngen" meaning in English

See youngen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: youngens [plural]
Etymology: See youngin. Etymology templates: {{m|en|youngin}} youngin Head templates: {{en-noun}} youngen (plural youngens)
  1. Alternative form of youngin (“young person”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: youngin (extra: young person)
    Sense id: en-youngen-en-noun-abJmllZG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: youngens [present, singular, third-person], youngening [participle, present], youngened [participle, past], youngened [past]
Etymology: From young + -en. Etymology templates: {{af|en|young|-en|id2=inchoative}} young + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} youngen (third-person singular simple present youngens, present participle youngening, simple past and past participle youngened)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, nonstandard) To make or become young. Tags: intransitive, nonstandard, transitive Synonyms: youthen Derived forms: youngening
    Sense id: en-youngen-en-verb-nj8myD1R Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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