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youth
/juθ/
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What does youth mean?
noun
- 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.
More meanings (2)
noun
- A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.
- Young persons, collectively.
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Raising his finger to his lips and then tapping his sword in a significant manner, the youth crept noiselessly toward the vessel.
The youth thought of the village street at home before the arrival of the circus parade on a day in the spring.
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United with that fatal circumstance, the body of proof was too weighty for Rebecca’s youth, though combined with the most exquisite beauty.
Do you set down your name in the scroll of youth, that are written down old with all the characters of age?
It was unexpected youth, surging up anew after its temporary check, and bringing with it hope, and the invincible instinct towards self-delight.