youth

youth · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The period between childhood and adult age.

  2. 2.

    The quality or condition of being young.

  3. 3.

    A young person, especially a young man.

  4. 4.

    Young people collectively.

Forms

plural: youths

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    in one's youth — During the time when one was young.
  • •
    fountain of youth — A legendary spring said to restore youth.

Related words

Antonyms: adulthood, old age
See also: adolescent, childhood, teenager, young
Synonyms: adolescence, teenager, young person

Etymology

From Old English geoguþ ("youth, young people"), from Proto-Germanic juwunþiz.