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- Dictionaryyouth/yo͞oTH/
noun
- 1. the period between childhood and adult age: "he had been a keen sportsman in his youth" Similar Opposite
- 2. a young man: "he was attacked by a gang of youths" Similar Opposite
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Youth is an experience that may shape an individual's level of dependency, which can be marked in various ways according to different cultural perspectives.
The meaning of YOUTH is the time of life when one is young; especially : the period between childhood and maturity. How to use youth in a sentence.
the time when something is new or not fully developed : It's hard to believe that such an influential film could have been made when cinema was still in its youth. This wine should be drunk in its youth.
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.
7 meanings: 1. the quality or condition of being young, immature, or inexperienced 2. the period between childhood and.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of youth noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. the quality or condition of being young, immature, or inexperienced: his youth told against him in the contest. 2. the period between childhood and maturity, esp adolescence and early adulthood. 3. the freshness, vigour, or vitality characteristic of young people: youth shone out from her face.
noun. uk / juːθ / us. youth noun (YOUNG MAN) Add to word list. a young man: gangs of youths. Fewer examples. He was a tall, gangly youth. The bus was ambushed by a gang of youths. He was attacked and seriously injured by a gang of youths. A gang of youths were loitering outside the cinema.
There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun youth. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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: The business, even in its youth, showed great potential.
