youth

youth  (yth)

n. pl. youths (yths, yz)

1.

a. The condition or quality of being young.

b. An early period of development or existence: a nation in its youth.

2. The time of life between childhood and maturity.

3.

a. A young person, especially a young male in late adolescence.

b. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Young people considered as a group.

4. Geology The first stage in the erosion cycle.

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[Middle English youthe, from Old English geoguth; see yeu- in Indo-European roots.]

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youth

Noun

1. the period between childhood and maturity

2. the quality or condition of being young, immature, or inexperienced: his youth told against him in the contest

3. a young man or boy

4. young people collectively: there is still hope for today's youth

5. the freshness, vigour, or vitality associated with being young [Old English geogoth]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	youth - a young person (especially a young man or boy) spring chicken, young person, younker juvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developed blade - a dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures" hobbledehoy - an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy pup, puppy - an inexperienced young person school-age child, schoolchild, pupil - a young person attending school (up through senior high school) slip - a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad"
	2.	youth - young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt" young age bracket, age group, cohort - a group of people having approximately the same age
	3.	youth - the time of life between childhood and maturity time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state adolescence - the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood bloom of youth, salad days, bloom - the best time of youth
	4.	youth - early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced matureness, maturity - state of being mature; full development
	5.	youth - an early period of development; "during the youth of the project" early days period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
	6.	youth - the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person youthfulness, juvenility youngness - the opposite of oldness

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youth

noun 1. immaturity, adolescence, early life, young days, boyhood or girlhood, salad days, juvenescence << OPPOSITE old age

noun 2. boy, lad, youngster, kid (informal) teenager, young man, adolescent, teen (informal) stripling, young shaver (informal) << OPPOSITE adult

noun 3. young people, the young, the younger generation, teenagers, the rising generation << OPPOSITE old people

Translations

youth [juːθ] n → juventud f (= young man) [pl youths] [juːðz] → joven m;

in my youth → en mi juventud

youth [juːθ] n → jeunesse f (= young man) [youths , pl ] [juːðz] → jeune homme m;

in my youth → dans ma jeunesse, quand j'étais jeune

youth [juːθ] n → Jugend f;

(young man) (pl youths) → Jugendliche(r) m;

in my youth → in meiner Jugend

youth [juːθ] n → gioventù f (= young man) [pl youths] [juːðz] → giovane m; ragazzo;

in my youth → da giovane, quando ero giovane

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youth

n youth [juːθ]

1 (the state of being in) the early part of life Enjoy your youth!; He spent his youth in America. jeug جيل الشَّباب младост mládí ungdom die Jugend νιότη juventud noorus جوانی nuoruus jeunesse נְעוּרִים, צְעִירוּת, עֲלוּמִים; נַעַר, צָעִיר किशोरावस्था, ‍िकशोर mladost fiatalság masa muda æska, ungdómur giovinezza 青年時代 청년기 jaunystė jaunība masa muda jeugd ungdomstid młodość juventude tinereţe молодость; юность mladosť mladost mladost ungdom[] วัยหนุ่มสาว gençlik, delikanlılık 青年時期 юність, молодість نوجوانی کا عالم tuổi trẻ 青年时期

2 a boy of fifteen to twenty years old approximately He and two other youths were kicking a football about. jeugdige شابٌّ юноша mladík ungt menneske der Jüngling νέος, νεαρός joven nooruk پسر جوان nuorukainen jeune homme נַעַר तरूण mladac ifjú pemuda unglingur giovane 若い男 청년 jaunuolis jaunietis; pusaudzis anak muda jongeman ungdom młodzieniec jovem tânăr юноша mladík mladenič mladić yngling เด็กหนุ่มสาว genç, delikanlı 十五到二十歲青年時期 юнак پندرہ سے بیس سال کے درمیان کا لڑکا chàng trai trẻ 十五到二十岁青年时期

3 young people in general Some people say that today's youth has/have no sense of responsibility. jeug الشَّباب младеж mládež ungdom; de unge die Jugend νεολαία juventud, los jóvenes noorsugu جوانان nuoriso jeunesse נְעַריִם, נְעַרוֹת जवान, नवयुवक mladi ljudi fiatalok orang muda unglingar gioventù 若い人たち 젊은이들 jaunimas jaunieši; jaunatne orang muda jongeren ungdom, unge mennesker młodzież a juventude tinerii; tineret молодёжь mládež mladina mladi ungdom พลังหนุ่มสาว gençler 年輕人 молодь, юнацтво نوجوان لوگ thanh niên 年轻人

adj ˈyouthful

1 young The boy looked very youthful. jeugdig, jonk شابٌّ младежки mladistvý ung jugendlich νέος, νεανικός joven noor جوان nuori jeune צָעִיר जवान, युवक mlad fiatalos muda ungur giovane 若い 젊은 jaunas jauns muda jeugdig ungdommelig, ung młody jovem tânăr юный mladistvý mlad mlado ungdomlig, ung หนุ่ม genç 富于青春活力的 юний نوجوان trẻ 富于青春活力的

2 energetic, active, young-looking etc Exercise will keep you youthful. jonk, jeugdig حَيَوي، شَبابي، نَشيط млад svěží ung jung νεανικός joven nooruslik شاداب nuorekas jeune צָעִיר जवान mladolik életerős awet muda unglegur giovane 若々しい 팔팔한 jaunatviškas jauneklīgs cergas dan muda sentiasa jong ungdommelig młodzieńczy jovem tânăr молодой mladý mladosten mladoliko ungdomlig, ung ความเป็นหนุ่มสาว genç, dinamik 有朝气的 енергійний, жвавий نوجوانوں کی ترو تازگی اور توانائی کا حامل năng động 有朝气的

3 of youth youthful pleasures. jeugdig خاص بجيل الشَّباب младежки mladický ungdommelig Jugend-... που ανήκει ή έχει σχέση με τη νιότη, νεανικός juvenil noorus- جوانی nuoruuden juvénile של נְעוּרִים, צְעִירוּת जवानी mladenački fiatalkori masa muda æsku- giovanile 若者の 청년의 jaunystės jaunības-; jauniešu- orang muda jeugdig ungdoms- ... młodości juvenis juvenil, tine­resc юношеский mladícky mladosten iz mladih dana ungdomens, ungdoms- อ่อนวัย gençliğe özgü 青年的 юнацький نوجوانوں سے متعلق thuộc về tuổi trẻ 青年的

adv ˈyouthfully

jeugdig مُتَعَلِّق بجيل الشَّباب младежко mladistvě ungdommeligt jugendlich νεανικά de forma juvenil nooruslikult به روش جوانان؛ با طراوت nuorekkaasti en jeune homme/fille צָעִיר युवा, तरुण mladenački fiatalosan dengan bergairan eins og unglingur (come un giovane) 若々しく 청년답게 jaunatviškai jauneklīgi seperti orang muda jeugdig ungdommelig młodzieńcze com ar jovem de tânăr молодо; моложаво mladistvo mladostno mladolik ungdomligt อย่างหนุ่มสาว gençliğe yakışır bir şekilde 有朝气地 юно نوجوانی کے انداز میں một cách trẻ trung 有朝气地

n ˈyouthfulness

jeugdigheid شَبابيَّه младост mladistvost ungdommelighed die Jugendlichkeit νεανικότητα juventud nooruslikkus جوانی؛ طراوت nuorekkuus jeunesse צֵעיִרוּת जवानी, तरुणई mladenaštvo fiatal(os)ság kemudaan æska giovinezza 若さ 젊음 jaunatviškumas jauneklīgums kemudaan het jeugdig zijn ungdommelighet młodzieńczość ar jovem tinereţe молодость; моложавость mladistvosť mladostnost mladolikost ungdomlighet การเป็นหนุ่มสาว gençlik, tazelik 朝气 молодість نوجوانی sự trẻ trung 朝气

youth hostel

jeughostel مَسْكِن الشَّباب младежки приют ubytovna pro mladé vandrehjem die Jugendherberge ξενώνας νεότητας albergue juvenil noortehotell هتل جوانان retkeilymaja auberge de jeunesse אַכְסַנְיִיַת נוֹעַר युवक आवास mladenački hostel ifjúsági (turista)szálló penginapan pemuda farfuglaheimili ostello della gioventù ユースホステル 유스 호스텔 turistinė jaunimo bazė jauniešu viesnīca/tūristu mītne asrama belia jeugdherberg ungdomsherberge schronisko młodzieżowe albergo da juventude youth hostel, hotel pentru tineri молодёжная база mládežnícka ubytovňa mladinski hotel hostel vandrarhem ที่พักสำหรับเยาวชนที่ราคาไม่แพง gençlik yurdu 青年招待所 молодіжний готель نوجوانوں کے رہنے کا مقام جہاں وہ تعلیم حاصل کرتے وقت گھر سے الگ رہتے ہیں nhà trọ thanh niên 青年招待所

n youth mentor

someone who gives guidance and is like a big sister/brother to a young person who has social problems or is retarded. jeugmentor مُرْشِد، ناصِح младежки възпитател rádce/pomocník mladého člověka se sociálními problémy či postižením støttepædagog der Mentor, der Tutor πρόσωπο που καθοδηγεί νεαρό άτομο με κοινωνικά ή ψυχολογικά προβλήματα mentor noortejuhendaja مشاور یا مربی جوانان pédagogue מַדרִיך רוּחָנִי समाजिक या मानसिक समस्या झेल रहे युवकों के मददगार staratelj tanácsadó pembimbing (giovane guida) 青少年助言者 globėjas, rūpintojas jauniešu padomdevējs pembimbing rakan sebaya jeugdleider, jeugdwerker støttekontakt opiekun młodzieży наставник poradca, mentor mentor mladih s težavami mentor stödperson ที่ปรึกษาปัญหาวัยรุ่น genç danışmanı 青少年顧問 наставник юнака کسی سماحی یا ذہنی مسئلہ میں مبتلا شخص کی نگہبانی کرنے اور مشورہ دینے والا مہربان شخص người cố vấn cho giới trẻ 青少年顾问