often attributive
1
a
: the time of life when one is young
especially
: the period between childhood and maturity
b
: the early period of existence, growth, or development
2
a
: a young person
especially
: a young male between adolescence and maturity
b
: young persons or creatures
—usually plural in construction
3
: the quality or state of being youthful : youthfulness
Synonyms
Examples of youth in a Sentence
She had a troubled youth.
He spent his youth in the Midwest.
He got into a lot of trouble in his youth.
a generation trying to recapture lost youth
when the industry was still in its youth
Four youths are suspected of starting the fire.
Recent Examples on the Web
Forty-one youths have been shot and survived this year in Kansas City.
—
Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
Moran invited Sikh and Muslim youth from the SALAM Islamic Center to perform in 2012, which was a centerpiece in the congregation’s Sunday service.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Cook and Diaz exquisitely capture the insouciant youth as well as the torment and suffering of their characters.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, government statistics indicate the U.K. is in the midst of a youth mental health crisis that could keep some 3 million workers out of the workforce.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024
Amidst their staggering rates of anxiety, depression and deaths from suicide and drug overdoses, the U.S. surgeon general declared a youth mental health crisis in 2021 and identified an epidemic of loneliness in 2023, with young people among those at highest risk.
—Deborah Malizia, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024
For example, 85% of trans youths in the South and 40% of trans youths in the Midwest live in a state that has enacted one of the four types of restrictive laws the Williams Institute evaluated.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2024
Over the past 15 years, the number of patients seen annually at NHS England’s gender youth clinic has increased from 50 to 5,000 young people.
—The Editors, National Review, 15 Apr. 2024
Sherwood had left Disney in 2019 to start youth sports technology startup Mojo, which was sold to TeamSnap in December 2023.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
Moran invited Sikh and Muslim youth from the SALAM Islamic Center to perform in 2012, which was a centerpiece in the congregation’s Sunday service.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Cook and Diaz exquisitely capture the insouciant youth as well as the torment and suffering of their characters.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, government statistics indicate the U.K. is in the midst of a youth mental health crisis that could keep some 3 million workers out of the workforce.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024
Amidst their staggering rates of anxiety, depression and deaths from suicide and drug overdoses, the U.S. surgeon general declared a youth mental health crisis in 2021 and identified an epidemic of loneliness in 2023, with young people among those at highest risk.
—Deborah Malizia, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024
For example, 85% of trans youths in the South and 40% of trans youths in the Midwest live in a state that has enacted one of the four types of restrictive laws the Williams Institute evaluated.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2024
Over the past 15 years, the number of patients seen annually at NHS England’s gender youth clinic has increased from 50 to 5,000 young people.
—The Editors, National Review, 15 Apr. 2024
Sherwood had left Disney in 2019 to start youth sports technology startup Mojo, which was sold to TeamSnap in December 2023.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Youth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/youth. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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