Sentence:  After another two weeks , the first young emerge , four to eight small daughters that begin to play the role of worker bees , collecting pollen and nectar in the field and caring for the new <WSD>young</WSD> generation while the queen retires to a life of egg laying . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth