Synonyms of youths

youths

noun

plural of youth

1

as in boys

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

• boys
• teenagers
• kids
• adolescents
• lads
• toddlers
• striplings
• nippers
• laddies
• youngsters
• juveniles
• shavers
• sonnies
• shavelings
• boyos
• tads
• callants
• minors
• boychicks
• tweens
• younglings
• kiddies
• moppets
• urchins
• gamins
• kiddos
• whippersnappers
• hobbledehoys
• guttersnipes
• tykes
• schoolboys
• imps
• tots
• squirts
• mama's boys

2

as in kids

a young person who is between infancy and adulthood

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kids
• children
• juveniles
• youngsters
• teenagers
• adolescents
• chicks
• cubs
• teens
• younglings
• kiddies
• moppets
• buds
• babies
• monkeys
• kiddos
• sprats
• whelps
• infants
• toddlers
• bairns
• sprouts
• chaps
• minors
• bambinos
• schoolchildren
• squirts
• preschoolers
• schoolkids
• schoolboys
• kindergartners
• schoolgirls
• tykes
• neonates
• newborn
• urchins
• tots
• nestlings
• preteens
• mischiefs
• whippersnappers
• teeners
• lads
• rascals
• tweens
• weanlings
• rug rats
• teenyboppers
• cherubs
• hellions
• bantlings
• rapscallions
• babes
• imps
• striplings
• rogues
• nippers
• subteens
• devils
• bobby-soxers
• tomboys
• shavers
• tads
• hoydens
• preteen-agers
• jackanapeses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adults
• grown-ups
• elders
• seniors
• senior citizens
• ancients
• oldsters
• middle-agers
• old-timers
• golden-agers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of youths

The bill also lowers the driver age for low-speed e-scooters from 18 to 16, expanding youths’ access statewide to scooters. — Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

An incident like this one, in which employees encouraged youths to restrain another youth, would require staff to notify both the state and the boy’s family within 24 hours. — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026

Many Black and Filipino youths were targeted in the attacks, too. — Claire Wang, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2026

He was also shot once before in 2023 by three other youths during a dispute on a bus. — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

There were four youths in the vehicle, ages 10, 11, 12 and 14, at the time of the accident. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026

Two youths have been charged in Jackson County Family Court following the chaos that disrupted Lee’s Summit’s Downtown Days festival and led organizers to cancel future events last month. — Nathan Pilling july 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

The children’s artwork was created by youths ranging in age from 3 to 21 years old during a 2026 Butterfield Summer Art Program, said Ilan-Lael Foundation spokesperson Marissa Lee. — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2026

Long before Bad Bunny became one of the most popular artists in the world, Beltrán devoted his work off the field to helping Puerto Rican youths and promoting his island. — Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026