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youth

[yooth] / yuθ /
NOUN
early period in life
Synonyms
STRONGEST
minority teens
STRONG
adolescence bloom boyhood childhood girlhood greenness ignorance immaturity inexperience innocence jejuneness jejunity juvenescence prime puberty springtide youngness youthfulness
WEAK
awkward age salad days springtime of life tender age
Antonyms
STRONG
adulthood experience knowledge
WEAK
maturity

Example Sentences

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"I think this is a pretty common coping mechanism for a lot of people" to return to shows they enjoyed in their youth, Kaur said.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Ice Time itself is owned by the town’s nonprofit youth ice-hockey program, according to IRS filings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

And when the scouts left their hotel the next morning, two youth soccer teams were set up playing on the field across the street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The announcement comes as the first wave of youth clubs aimed at giving young people support with jobs and wellbeing are set to open across England.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The rider looking down at him was a youth only a few years older than Taran.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander