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- DictionaryYouth/yo͞oTH/
noun
- 1. the period between childhood and adult age: "he had been a keen sportsman in his youth"
- 2. a young man: "he was attacked by a gang of youths"
the appearance, freshness, vigor, spirit, etc., characteristic of one who is young. the time of being young; early life: His youth was spent on the farm. Synonyms: immaturity, minority. Antonyms: maturity. the period of life from puberty to the attainment of full growth; adolescence. the first or early period of anything:
Definition of youth noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. youth. noun. /juːθ/ (plural youths. /juːðz/ ) [uncountable] the time of life when a person is young, especially the time before a child becomes an adult. in somebody's youth He had been a talented musician in his youth.
Definition of youth. For statistical purposes, the United Nations defines ‘youth’ as persons aged between 15 and 24. However, this definition is not universal. As the experience of being young can vary substantially across the world, between countries and regions, we consider ‘youth’ as a flexible category.
the time of being young; early life: His youth was spent on the farm. the period of life from puberty to the attainment of full growth; adolescence. the first or early period of anything: The business, even in its youth, showed great potential.
B1. young people generally: the youth of today. a youth club. sb's youth. B2. the period of time when someone is young: I was very shy in my youth. youth noun (QUALITY) the quality of being young. (Definition of youth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of youth. in Chinese (Traditional)
YOUTH meaning: 1 : the time of life when someone is young the time when a young person has not yet become an adult; 2 : the time when something is new and not yet established.
2 days ago · (juːθ ) Word forms: plural youths (juːðz ) 1. uncountable noun [usually poss NOUN] Someone's youth is the period of their life during which they are a child, before they are a fully mature adult . In my youth my ambition had been to be an inventor. ...the comic books of my youth.
