youth

noun

1. 1

   The quality or state of being young.

   “Her youth and beauty attracted him to her.”

2. 2

   The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.

   “I made many mistakes in my youth, but learned from them all.”

3. 3

   A young person.

   “There was a group of youths hanging around the parking lot, reading fashion magazines and listening to music.”

4. 4

   A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.

5. 5

   (used with a plural or singular verb) Young persons, collectively.