Youth Definition
yo͝oth
youths
noun
youths
The state or quality of being young, esp. of being vigorous and lively, or immature, impetuous, etc.
Webster's New World
The period of life coming between childhood and maturity; adolescence.
Webster's New World
An early stage of growth or existence.
Webster's New World
A young person; esp., a young man.
Webster's New World
Young people collectively.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- early-days
- spring-chicken
- younker
- young person
- young
- juvenility
- youthfulness
- the rising generation
- the younger generation
- working youth
- college youth
- the young
- children
- the next generation
- teener
Other Word Forms of Youth
Noun
Singular:
youth
Plural:
youthsOrigin of Youth
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From Old English ġeoguþ, from West Germanic *juwunþ-, from a Germanic base corresponding to young + -th. Cognate with Dutch jeugd, German Jugend.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English youthe from Old English geoguth yeu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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