Added 9 October 2026
youth
/juːθ/ noun
In Latin: iuventās, iuventūs, iuvenilitas Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about youth at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The quality or state of being young.
Her youth and beauty attracted him to her.
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The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.
Make the most of your youth, it will not last forever.
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A young person.
There was a group of youths hanging around the parking lot, reading fashion magazines and listening to music.
Origin
From Middle English youthe, youghte, ȝouþe, from Old English ġeoguþ (“the state of being young; youth”), from Proto-West Germanic *juwunþa, from Proto-Germanic *jugunþō, *jugunþiz (“youth”), corresponding to young + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Juugd, West Frisian jeugd, Dutch jeugd, German Low German Jöögd, German Jugend.
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