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Youth Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Youth? [n] the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person [n] young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt" [n] a young person (especially a young man or boy) [n] early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced [n] the time of life between childhood and maturity [n] an early period of development; "during the youth of the project" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Youth: early days \| juvenility \| spring chicken \| young \| young person \| younker \| youthfulness Related Terms \| Find terms related to Youth: See Also \| adolescence \| age bracket \| age group \| blade \| bloom \| bloom of youth \| cohort \| hobbledehoy \| juvenile \| juvenile person \| matureness \| maturity \| period \| period of time \| pup \| puppy \| salad days \| slip \| time of life \| time period \| youngness Youth In Webster's Dictionary \Youth\ ([=u]th), n.; pl. {Youths} ([=u]ths; 264) or collectively {Youth}. [OE. youthe, youh[thorn]e, [yogh]uhe[eth]e, [yogh]uwe[eth]e, [yogh]eo[yogh]e[eth]e, AS. geogu[eth], geogo[eth]; akin to OS. jug[eth], D. jeugd, OHG. jugund, G. jugend, Goth. junda. [root]281. See {Young}.] 1. The quality or state of being young; youthfulness; juvenility. ``In my flower of youth.'' --Milton. Such as in his face Youth smiled celestial. --Milton. 2. The part of life that succeeds to childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to manhood. He wondered that your lordship Would suffer him to spend his youth at home. --Shak. Those who pass their youth in vice are justly condemned to spend their age in folly. --Rambler. 3. A young person; especially, a young man. Seven youths from Athens yearly sent. --Dryden. 4. Young persons, collectively. It is fit to read the best authors to youth first. --B. Jonson.

Youth Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Youth?

[n] the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person
[n] young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt"
[n] a young person (especially a young man or boy)
[n] early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced
[n] the time of life between childhood and maturity
[n] an early period of development; "during the youth of the project"

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Youth In Webster's Dictionary

\Youth\ ([=u]th), n.; pl. {Youths} ([=u]ths; 264) or
collectively {Youth}. [OE. youthe, youh[thorn]e,
[yogh]uhe[eth]e, [yogh]uwe[eth]e, [yogh]eo[yogh]e[eth]e, AS.
geogu[eth], geogo[eth]; akin to OS. jug[eth], D. jeugd, OHG.
jugund, G. jugend, Goth. junda. [root]281. See {Young}.]
1. The quality or state of being young; youthfulness;
   juvenility. ``In my flower of youth.'' --Milton.

         Such as in his face Youth smiled celestial.
                                               --Milton.

2. The part of life that succeeds to childhood; the period of
   existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part
   of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to
   manhood.

         He wondered that your lordship Would suffer him to
         spend his youth at home.              --Shak.

         Those who pass their youth in vice are justly
         condemned to spend their age in folly. --Rambler.

3. A young person; especially, a young man.

         Seven youths from Athens yearly sent. --Dryden.

4. Young persons, collectively.

         It is fit to read the best authors to youth first.
                                               --B. Jonson.

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