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The definition of a youth is a young person who has not yet reached adulthood and refers to the time period before you become an adult.
(noun)- An example of a youth is a person who is only 14 years old.
- An example of youth is the time period before you turn 18 and become an adult.
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See youth in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun pl. youths
- the state or quality of being young, esp. of being vigorous and lively, or immature, impetuous, etc.
- the period of life coming between childhood and maturity; adolescence
- an early stage of growth or existence
- young people collectively
- a young person; esp., a young man
Origin: ME youthe < OE geoguthe < *jugunthi < Gmc *juwunthi (with g for w based on *dugunthi-, goodness, valor) akin to Du jeugd: for IE base see young
Cuban isle south of W Cuba: 849 sq mi (2,199 sq km)
See youth in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. youths youths (yo͞oths, yo͞oÞz)
- a. The condition or quality of being young.b. An early period of development or existence: a nation in its youth.
- The time of life between childhood and maturity.
- 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.
- Geology The first stage in the erosion cycle.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English youthe
Origin: , from Old English geoguth; see yeu- in Indo-European roots
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An island in the Caribbean Sea south of western Cuba. Discovered by Columbus in 1494, it was later a penal colony and a rendezvous for pirates. It was claimed by both the United States and Cuba until a 1925 treaty confirmed Cuba's sovereignty.
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