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youth

Pronounced:

/ˈju:θ/Listen to audio

Function:

noun

Inflected forms:

plural youths /ˈju:ðz/Listen to audio

Meaning:

1 [noncount] : the time of life when someone is young : the time when a young person has not yet become an adult She had a troubled/privileged youth. He spent his youth in the Midwest. He got into a lot of trouble in his youth. a generation trying to recapture lost youth youth groups (Brit) a youth club [=a club that provides various activities for young people]see also fountain of youth
2 [noncount] : the time when something is new and not yet established when the industry was still in its youth
3 [count] : a teenage boy or young man a tough-looking youth Four youths are suspected of starting the fire.
4 the youth : young people the youth of today The show sends a strong message to the youth of America. The city's youth need strong role models.
5 [noncount] : the quality or state of being young She's 70 years old but still full of youth.
gilded youthsee gild
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