ancient vs young

ancient

adj
  • Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old. 

  • Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages. 

  • Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern. 

noun
  • One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery. 

  • A person who is very old. 

  • A person who lived in ancient times. 

young

adj
  • advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age. 

  • Of or belonging to the early part of life. 

  • Early. 

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

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

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

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

verb
  • To become or seem to become younger. 

  • To exhibit younging. 

  • To cause to appear younger. 

noun
  • Offspring, especially the immature offspring of animals. 

How often have the words ancient and young occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )