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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024youth /yuθ/USA pronunciation n., pl. youths /for def. 5 yuθs, yuðz/USA pronunciation . - [uncountable] the condition of being young;
the appearance, freshness, vigor, spirit, etc., that young people have. - [uncountable] the time of being young;
early life. - [uncountable] the period of life from puberty to adulthood;
adolescence. - young persons thought of as a group:[the + ~]the youth of today.
- [countable] a young person, esp. a young man.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024youth (yo̅o̅th),USA pronunciation n., pl. youths (yo̅o̅ths, yo̅o̅ᵺz),USA pronunciation (collectively) youth. - the condition of being young.
- 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. - 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.
- young persons collectively.
- a young person, esp. a young man or male adolescent.
- bef. 900; Middle English youthe, Old English geoguth; cognate with Dutch jeugd, German Jugend
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged minority, immaturity.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged youngster, teenager, adolescent, stripling, lad, boy.
- 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged maturity.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: youth /juːθ/ n ( pl youths /juːðz/)- the quality or condition of being young, immature, or inexperienced: his youth told against him in the contest
- the period between childhood and maturity, esp adolescence and early adulthood
- the freshness, vigour, or vitality characteristic of young people
- any period of early development
- a young person, esp a young man or boy
- young people collectively: youth everywhere is rising in revolt
Etymology: Old English geogoth; related to Old Frisian jogethe, Old High German iugund, Gothic junda, Latin juventus Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Youth /juːθ/ n - Isle of Youth ⇒ an island in the NW Caribbean, south of Cuba: administratively part of Cuba from 1925. Chief town: Nueva Gerona. Pop: 80 600 (2002 est). Area: 3061 sq km (1182 sq miles)
Former name: Isle of Pines
Spanish name: Isla de la Juventud /ˈizla ðe la xuβenˈtuð/
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