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• Youth — is the period from infancy or childhood to maturity.UsageAround the world the terms youth , adolescent , teenager , and young person are interchanged, often meaning the same thing, occasionally differentiated. Youth generally refers to a time of… …   Wikipedia

• youth — W2S2 [ju:θ] n plural youths [ju:ðz US ju:ðz, ju:θs] [: Old English; Origin: geoguth] 1.) [U] the period of time when someone is young, especially the period when someone is a teenager →↑old age sth of sb s youth ▪ the dreams of his youth in sb s… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• youth — [ juθ ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the time in someone s life when they are young: In his youth, he had traveled and seen much of the world. the energy/enthusiasm/innocence of youth relive/recapture your youth: The visit was more than just a chance to …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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. jugu[eth], D. jeugd, OHG. jugund, G. jugend, Goth.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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. jugu[eth], D. jeugd, OHG. jugund, G. jugend, Goth.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• youth — has the plural form youths, pronounced yoodhz. As well as meaning ‘a young person’ (in BrE usually a boy but in other varieties a boy or girl) and ‘a young time of life’ (in their youth), it has a collective sense ‘young people’, normally… …   Modern English usage