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What are some nouns that begin with the letter Y?

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youth: noun: the period of human life between childhood and maturity; the state of being young.

young: noun: offspring, especially when still completely dependent on parents.

youngster: noun: a child or young person.

youngling: noun: a young person or a young animal.

younker: noun: a young man.

young'un: noun: an infant or child.

yonder: noun: the far distance.

yolk: noun: the round yellow portion of a bird's or reptile's egg, containing protein and fats.

yoke: noun: an animal harness or a wooden frame for harnessing two draft animals to whatever they had to pull; a frame designed to fit across somebody's shoulders with balanced loads suspended at each end.

yokel: noun: an offensive term that deliberately insults a country dweller by suggesting that he or she lacks the sophistication, education, or other qualities thought characteristic of city dwellers.

yogurt: noun: milk fermented by bacteria to give a tangy or slightly sour flavor and a lightly set or thick and creamy consistency.

yoga: noun: a system of exercise or set of breathing exercises; a Hindu discipline that promotes spiritual unity with a supreme being through a system of postures and rituals.

yodeler: noun: a person who yodels.

yo-yo: noun: a toy with a string that is attached or tied to a spool that repeatedly goes up and down.

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yak, yellow, you, yourself

yacht
Yankee
yell
year
yearning
yesterday
yo yo
yodel
York
you

yak

yacht
yasmin

yak, yeoman, yahoo (referring to a type of person, not the e-mail server), yes-man, and I'm sorry, but those're the only ones I can think of at the moment.

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yuck

  • yield
  • yak
  • yam
  • yum
  • yummy
  • yucky
  • yukky
  • yesterday
  • yearn
  • year
  • your
  • you're
  • yore
  • young
  • youth
  • youngster
  • yank
  • yonder
  • yodel
  • yokel
  • yolk
  • yoke
  • yacht
  • yap
  • yip
  • yep
  • yin
  • yen
  • yon
  • yeah
  • yea
  • yes
  • yenta
  • younker
  • yardstick


yacht

yahoo!

yak (animal)

yam

you

young

youngster

youth

yoyo

yuan (currency of China)

Yucatan Channel

yucky

yoga

yell

yeast

Yemen (the country)

yelp

your

yolk

yellow

yes

yesterday

yoodle

yo

yard

yardstick

yawn

yet

yeah

yea

year

yarn

yodel

yikes!

yield

yogurt (can't live without it!)

ying and yang

Yugoslavia (the country)

Yangtze (river in China)

yippee!

yearbook

yum yum

YMCA (though technically it's not a word...)


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