Also means
a young person (noun)
Usage Note
Jeune belongs to a small group of short, common adjectives that normally come before the noun — un jeune homme, une jeune fille, les jeunes gens. Used as a noun, les jeunes refers to young people or youth as a group. The related noun la jeunesse means youth collectively — as in l'auberge de jeunesse (youth hostel).
Examples
"Elle est encore très jeune."
Natural Translation
She is still very young.
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