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- Dictionaryyouth/juːθ/
noun
- 1. the period between childhood and adult age: "he had been a keen sportsman in his youth" Similar Opposite
- 2. a young man: "he was attacked by a gang of youths" Similar Opposite
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YOUTH definition: 1. the period of your life when you are young, or the state of being young: 2. the time when…. Learn more.
Youth is an experience that may shape an individual's level of dependency, which can be marked in various ways according to different cultural perspectives.
The meaning of YOUTH is the time of life when one is young; especially : the period between childhood and maturity. How to use youth in a sentence.
For statistical purposes, the United Nations defines ‘youth’ as persons aged between 15 and 24. However, this definition is not universal. As the experience of being young can vary substantially across the world, between countries and regions, we consider ‘youth’ as a flexible category.
Learn more about the situation of young people around the world. The United Nations youth agenda is guided by the World Programme of Action for Youth.
the appearance, freshness, vigor, spirit, etc., characteristic of one who is young. the time of being young; early life: His youth was spent on the farm. Synonyms: immaturity, minority Antonyms: maturity. the period of life from puberty to the attainment of full growth; adolescence. the first or early period of anything:
the period of time when someone is young: I was very shy in my youth. youth noun (QUALITY) the quality of being young. (Definition of youth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of youth. in Chinese (Traditional) 時期, 青年時期, 年輕，青春… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 时期, 青年时期, 年轻，青春… See more. in Spanish.
Someone's youth is the period of their life during which they are a child, before they are a fully mature adult.
youth noun. /juːθ/ (plural youths. /juːðz/ ) [uncountable] the time of life when a person is young, especially the time before a child becomes an adult. in somebody's youth He had been a talented musician in his youth. She regrets that she spent her youth travelling and not studying.
YOUTH meaning: 1 : the time of life when someone is young the time when a young person has not yet become an adult; 2 : the time when something is new and not yet established.
