youth

(noun)

noun

1. a young person (especially a young man or boy)

Similar word(s): younker

Definition categories: person, juvenile

2. young people collectively

- youth everywhere rises in revolt

Similar word(s): young

Definition categories: group, cohort

3. the time of life between childhood and maturity

Definition categories: time

4. early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced

Definition categories: state, matureness, maturity

5. an early period of development

- during the youth of the project

Definition categories: time, period

6. the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person

Similar word(s): juvenility, youthfulness

Definition categories: attribute, youngness

Sentences with youth as a noun:

- Her youth and beauty is what attracted him to her.

- Make the most of your youth, it will not last forever.

- I made many mistakes in my youth, but learned from them all.

- There was a group of youths hanging around the parking lot, reading fashion magazines and listening to music.