Dictionary entries for 'youth'

Synonyms

youth (yōōth)

[Middle English youthe, from Old English geoguth.]

noun: pl., youths (yōōths, yōōTHz)

1. The condition or quality of being young.
2. An early period of development or existence: a nation in its youth.
The time of life between childhood and maturity.
1. A young person, especially a young male in late adolescence.
2. Young people considered as a group.
Geology The first stage in the erosion cycle.