youth
The quality or state of being young.
Noun 4 meanings
The quality or state of being young.
“Her youth and beauty attracted him to her.”
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.
“Make the most of your youth, it will not last forever.”
A young person.
“There was a group of youths hanging around the parking lot, reading fashion magazines and listening to music.”
A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.
Etymology
From Middle English youthe, youghte, ȝouþe, from Old English ġeoguþ (“the state of being young; youth”), from Proto-West Germanic *juwunþa, from Proto-Germanic *jugunþō, *jugunþiz (“youth”), corresponding to young + -th (abstract nominal suffix).
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YOUTH at a glance
YOUTH has 5 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (Y 4 + O 1 + U 1 + T 1 + H 4) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,803 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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