Youth (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural youths [yooths, yoothz], /yuθs, yuðz/, (collectively) youth.
  1. the condition of being young.
  2. the appearance, freshness, vigor, spirit, etc., characteristic of one who is young.
  3. the time of being young; early life: His youth was spent on the farm.
  4. the period of life from puberty to the attainment of full growth; adolescence.
  5. the first or early period of anything: The business, even in its youth, showed great potential.
  6. young persons collectively.
  7. a young person, especially a young man or male adolescent.
noun
  1. an island in the Caribbean, a special municipality in southern Cuba. 1,182 sq. mi. (3,060 sq. km).
noun plural youths (juːðz)
  1. the quality or condition of being young, immature, or inexperienced
  2. the period between childhood and maturity, esp adolescence and early adulthood
  3. the freshness, vigour, or vitality characteristic of young people
  4. any period of early development
  5. a young person, esp a young man or boy
  6. young people collectively
noun
  1. an island in the NW Caribbean, south of Cuba: administratively part of Cuba from 1925. Chief town: Nueva Gerona. Pop: 80 600 (2002 est). Area: 3061 sq km (1182 sq miles)
Youth (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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