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Youth

/juθ/

The quality or state of being young.

📖 Definitions of "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.

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