Synonyms of youth

youth

noun

ˈyüth 

1

as in boy

a male person who has not yet reached adulthood

a big, strapping youth who, even at his relatively young age, knew the meaning of hard work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boy
• teenager
• kid
• adolescent
• lad
• toddler
• stripling
• sonny
• laddie
• nipper
• shaveling
• shaver
• juvenile
• youngster
• boychick
• callant
• boyo
• tween
• minor
• youngling
• kiddie
• kiddo
• tad
• moppet
• gamin
• whippersnapper
• urchin
• hobbledehoy
• guttersnipe
• tyke
• schoolboy
• imp
• squirt
• tot
• mama's boy

2

as in kid

a young person who is between infancy and adulthood

rounded up the neighborhood youths and organized them into a softball team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kid
• child
• juvenile
• teenager
• adolescent
• youngster
• cub
• chick
• teen
• youngling
• kiddie
• kiddo
• baby
• bud
• moppet
• whelp
• monkey
• infant
• sprat
• bairn
• sprout
• toddler
• chap
• squirt
• bambino
• minor
• schoolboy
• schoolchild
• newborn
• preschooler
• schoolkid
• neonate
• schoolgirl
• tyke
• kindergartner
• lad
• nestling
• preteen
• rug rat
• tween
• weanling
• whippersnapper
• bantling
• urchin
• teener
• cherub
• teenybopper
• tot
• babe
• rascal
• mischief
• stripling
• hellion
• rogue
• rapscallion
• imp
• jackanapes
• subteen
• tomboy
• nipper
• devil
• shaver
• hoyden
• preteen-ager
• bobby-soxer
• tad

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adult
• grown-up
• elder
• senior citizen
• ancient
• oldster
• old-timer
• senior
• middle-ager
• golden-ager

3

as in childhood

the state or time of being a child

told the young people to enjoy their youth while they could

Synonyms & Similar Words

• childhood
• adolescence
• infancy
• boyhood
• springtime
• minority
• nonage
• girlhood
• immaturity
• toddlerhood
• juvenility
• babyhood
• juvenescence

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adulthood
• majority
• winter
• midlife
• middle age
• sunset
• senectitude

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of youth

Parents make up an important segment of the broader simpler-phone market, with demand tied to concerns about youth smartphone use and the search for safer first-device options. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026

The two governments also signed a cooperation program covering education, science, culture, youth and sports through 2030. — Efrat Lachter , Brooke Curto, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Two-day passes are also available, as are $10 youth tickets in certain sections and an assortment of VIP experiences. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

Missing pieces But other factors that are also important in the health and wellbeing of the country's youth are missing in the report, says Hadland. — Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026