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noun, plural youths 
[yooths, yoothz] , (collectively) youth.
[yooths, yoothz] , (collectively) youth. 1.
the condition of being young.
2.
the appearance, freshness, vigor, spirit, etc., characteristic of one who is young.
3.
the time of being young; early life: His youth was spent on the farm.
4.
the period of life from puberty to the attainment of full growth; adolescence.
5.
EXPANDthe first or early period of anything: The business, even in its youth, showed great potential.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English youthe, Old English geoguth; cognate with Dutch jeugd, German Jugend
before 900; Middle English youthe, Old English geoguth; cognate with Dutch jeugd, German Jugend
Related forms
youth·less, adjective
Synonyms
3. minority, immaturity. 7. youngster, teenager, adolescent, stripling, lad, boy.
3. minority, immaturity. 7. youngster, teenager, adolescent, stripling, lad, boy.
Antonyms
1, 3. maturity.
1, 3. maturity.
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Youths
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Word Origin & History
youth
O.E. geoguð "youth," related to geong "young," from W.Gmc. *jugunthiz, altered from P.Gmc. *juwunthiz (cf. O.S. juguth, O.Fris. jogethe, M.Du. joghet, Du. jeugd, O.H.G. jugund, Ger. Jugend, Goth. junda "youth;" see young) by influence of its contrast, *dugunthiz "ability"
EXPAND(source of O.E. duguð). In M.E., the medial -g- became a yogh, which then disappeared. Youthful first attested 1561.
COLLAPSE
"They said that age was truth, and that the young
Marred with wild hopes the peace of slavery"
[Shelley]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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