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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
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as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
rounded up the neighborhood youths and organized them into a softball team
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as in childhood
the state or time of being a child
told the young people to enjoy their youth while they could
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Recent Examples of youth
Cubans on electric tricycles decorated with Cuban flags ride past the US embassy during the anti-imperialist youth march in Havana on April 2, 2026.
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Even youth Roth IRAs can only accept income children have earned doing work like babysitting, mowing lawns or delivering newspapers.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 15 May 2026
After a more than 60% increase in youth suicide rates from 2007 to their peak in 2021, the latest CDC data shows a hopeful shift with suicide rates among 10‑ to 24‑year‑olds declining in 2022, 2023, and again in 2024.
—Lori Flees, Fortune, 15 May 2026
The organization hosts fundraisers, youth football camps, and Thanksgiving distributions, among other events.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Even youth Roth IRAs can only accept income children have earned doing work like babysitting, mowing lawns or delivering newspapers.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 15 May 2026
After a more than 60% increase in youth suicide rates from 2007 to their peak in 2021, the latest CDC data shows a hopeful shift with suicide rates among 10‑ to 24‑year‑olds declining in 2022, 2023, and again in 2024.
—Lori Flees, Fortune, 15 May 2026
The organization hosts fundraisers, youth football camps, and Thanksgiving distributions, among other events.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for youth
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While the wife embraces their animatronic offspring, her husband keeps a wary distance, unconvinced that the android has any connection to their boy.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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Cartersville’s boys and Harris County’s girls won their first state championships in track and field Monday at Georgia’s Spec Towns Track in Athens.—
Todd Holcomb,
AJC.com,
12 May 2026
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The bill would specifically forbid practices that Black Bear, the Stars and other companies have used to monopolize and vertically integrate the youth sports experience in hockey and beyond, driving up costs for families and pricing out many kids.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Jackson Hole Mountain Resort also offers plenty of family-friendly activities, including lessons for kids and childcare services.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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The actors were greeted by the exhibition’s curator, Robin McClellan, who led them to Mozart’s childhood violin, encased in glass.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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When Yuri goes missing, Silvia’s childhood trauma comes to the surface, forcing the woman to confront a still very much present past.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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The bottom seven teams in the league do not seem to have aspirations to compete, and more than a few teenagers now dot these rosters in a clear gambit to get in early on rising talent.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Both teenagers are hiding secrets; Johnny, a potentially career-ending injury, and Shannon, a troubled and violent home life.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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The technology could hollow out entire industries like software engineering, which had been investors’ golden child.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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In short, Esperanza does a good job of welcoming both families and adults without children in a seamless way.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Gadd gained almost 90 pounds to play adult Ruben (Stuart Campbell in flashbacks), the fractured older-brother figure of Niall (Jamie Bell as an adult; Mitchell Robertson as an adolescent), while their mothers date each other.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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The epitome of an enfant terrible, Rimbaud was a rebellious adolescent with a tempestuous personal life (ask fellow poet Paul Verlaine).—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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“Youth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youth. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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