youth

Plural: youths

Noun

• The period of being young; also, a young person.
• a young person (especially a young man or boy)
• young people collectively
  • "youth everywhere rises in revolt"
• the time of life between childhood and maturity
• early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced
• an early period of development
  • "during the youth of the project"
• the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person
• The quality or state of being young.
• 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.
• A young person.
• A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.
• Young persons, collectively.

Examples

• Despite her YOUTH, the player demonstrated an impressive command of the Scrabble dictionary.
• Her youth and beauty attracted him to her.
• I made many mistakes in my youth, but learned from them all.
• Make the most of your youth, it will not last forever.
• There was a group of youths hanging around the parking lot, reading fashion magazines and listening to music.

Synonyms

early days, juvenility, spring chicken, young, young person, younker, youthfulness, adolescent, adolescents, boy, child, kid, kids, lad, teen, teenager, teenagers, teens, young man, young people, youngness, youngster, youngsters, youngth

Antonyms

aged, adult, age, dotage, grown-up, old age, senility

Related Words

young