youth

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Old English ġeoguþ, from West Germanic *juwunþ-, from a Germanic base corresponding to young + -th. Cognate with Dutch jeugd, German Jugend.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ju:θ/
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• Rhymes: -uːθ

[edit] Noun

youth (countable and uncountable; plural youths)

1. (uncountable) The quality or state of being young.
2. (uncountable) 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 manhood.
3. (countable) A young person
4. (countable) A young man
5. (uncountable) (used in plural form) Young persons, collectively.

[edit] Synonyms

• (quality or state of being young): juvenility, youthfulness
• (young person): adolescent, kid, teen, teenager, youngster
• (young man): boy, young man
• (young persons, collectively): adolescents, kids, teenagers, teens, young people, youngsters

[edit] Antonyms

• (quality or state of being young): age, dotage, old age, senility

[edit] Derived terms

• fountain of youth
• middle youth, mid youth
• youth hostel

[edit] Translations