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youth en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/juθ/ (Canada, General-American)
/jut̪ʰ/ (South-Asia)
/jʉːθ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
jŭth
/juːθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
audio Berkshire
jo͝oth
(California) audio
/jɐt̪ʰ/ (South-Asia)
/jʉwθ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
jo͞oth
/jʊt̪ʰ/ (South-Asia)
/jʉθ/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English youthe, youghte, ȝouþe, from Old English ġeoguþ (“the state of being young; youth”), from Proto-West Germanic *juwunþa, from Proto-Germanic *jugunþō, *jugunþiz (“youth”), corresponding to young + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Juugd, West Frisian jeugd, Dutch jeugd, German Low German Jöögd, German Jugend.

Meanings

(uncountable) The quality or state of being young.
- Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers. 1910, Emerson Hough, “The Purchase Price”, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- Feel awfully about Scott... It was a terrible thing for him to love youth so much that he jumped straight from youth to senility without going through manhood. The minute he felt youth going he was frightened again and thought there was nothing between youth and age. 1936 Feb. 15, Ernest Hemingway, letter to Maxwell Perkins
- Her youth and beauty attracted him to her.
(uncountable) The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.
- Make the most of your youth, it will not last forever.
- I don't find the pose of careless youth charming and engaging any more than you find the pose of careworn age fascinating and eccentric, I should imagine. 1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section I, page 35:
- I made many mistakes in my youth, but learned from them all.
- Toward the end of the war, Benoit was sent off on his own with forged papers; he wound up working as a horse groom at a chalet in the Loire valley. Mandelbrot describes this harrowing youth with great sangfroid. 2013 January 14, Brian Hayes, “Father of Fractals”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, page 62:
(countable) A young person.
- There was a group of youths hanging around the parking lot, reading fashion magazines and listening to music.
(countable) A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.
- […]and then a youth appeared—no one quite knew where from or to whom he belonged—but he settled down with them in a happy-go-lucky way, and they all lived together. 1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, chapter LII, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC, pages 274–275:
(uncountable, used as plural or singular) Young persons, collectively.
- The actual brides- and grooms-to-be are not in attendance—many youth would be embarrassed by their parents’ matchmaking efforts, and often do not live in the same city anyway. 2012 March, Mary Bergstrom, “Tipping Gender Scales: From Boys Rule to Girl Power About Face”, in All Eyes East: Lessons from the Front Lines of Marketing to China’s Youth, New York, N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 77:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
youths	Number=Plur		lexicographic
youthe		alternative	lexicographic
yought		alternative	lexicographic

Translations (551)

lv jauniete (young person) · cmn 青年 (young persons, collectively) · hi यौवन (part of life following childhood) · ga giolla (young man) · tg ҷавонӣ (part of life following childhood) · egy D21:N35-Q3-M4-A17-A1 (young man) · gd òigridh (young persons, collectively) · rup giuneatsã (quality or state of being young) · hu serdülőkor (part of life following childhood) · sc giuventura (quality or state of being young) · fi nuoruus (part of life following childhood) · izh nooristo (young persons, collectively) · ga óige (quality or state of being young) · es albores de la vida (quality or state of being young) · pro joven (young man) · bn যুব (young persons, collectively) · sl mladost (quality or state of being young) · arz شب (young man) · hi नौजवान (young person) · as গাভৰু (young person) · akk 𒂄 (young man) · cst kót̄so (young man) · he בָּחוּר (young man) · te యౌవనము (part of life following childhood) · it giovinezza (part of life following childhood) · ru ю́ность (quality or state of being young) · cmn 華年 /华年 (part of life following childhood) · sc ciuintura (quality or state of being young) · gl novo (young person) · gd òige (part of life following childhood) · fr jeunesse (part of life following childhood) · akk 𒄨 (young man) · mt żgħożija (quality or state of being young) · pt jovem (young person) · hu ifjúság (part of life following childhood) · is ungdæmi (quality or state of being young) · mk мла́дина (quality or state of being young) · uz oʻspirin (young man) · uk юна́цтво (young persons, collectively) · sv ungdom (young persons, collectively) · pt jovem (young man) · es moza (young person) · ko 젊은 사람 (young persons, collectively) · th คนหนุ่มคนสาว (young persons, collectively) · mi rangatahi (young persons, collectively) · hu kamaszkor (part of life following childhood) · ro tinerime (young persons, collectively) · ja 若者 (young man) · pnt παλληκάρι (young man) · tt яшүсмер (young man) · sv ungdom (quality or state of being young) · tg ҷавонӣ (quality or state of being young) · enm yong man (young man) · hi जवान (young person) · fr jeunesse (young persons, collectively) · mt ġuvni (young man) · ro tineret (young persons, collectively) · tk ýaşlyk (part of life following childhood) · ko 젊은이 (young person) · cmn 英年 (part of life following childhood) · ko 젊음 (quality or state of being young) · gl xuventude (young persons, collectively) · ota شاب (young man) · sh мо̀мак (young man) · nb yngling (young man) · fi nuorukainen (young man) · sk mladík (young man) · uz yigitlik (part of life following childhood) · eo junuliĉo (young man) · te కుర్రవాడు (young man) · es mozo (young person) · mi kōhī (young person) · gl xuventude (quality or state of being young) · bn তরুণ (young person) · fi nuoruus (quality or state of being young) · gl rapaz (young man) · uk мо́лодість (quality or state of being young) · es mozo (young man) · eo junularo (young persons, collectively) · hu fiatalság (quality or state of being young) · sl mladi (young persons, collectively) · ga ógbhaidh (young man) · cmn 年輕人 /年轻人 (young person) · hu fiatalúr (young man) · ga giollacht (part of life following childhood) · enm youthe (part of life following childhood) · ga macaomh (young man) · arz شب (young person) · cu юноша (young man) · be юна́цтва (quality or state of being young) · fur ğoventût (quality or state of being young) · sh mòmak (young man) · kk жастар (young persons, collectively) · vi thanh niên (young man) · io yunulo (young man) · hy երիտասարդություն (quality or state of being young) · pl młody człowiek (young person) · mnc ᠠᠰᡳᡥᠠᡨᠠ (young person) · sv ungdom (young person) · fur zoventût (quality or state of being young) · ar شَابّ (young person) · lv jaunība (part of life following childhood) · de junger Mann (young man) · la catulaster (young man) · ga macaomhacht (part of life following childhood) · eo knabo (young man) · uk ю́ність (young persons, collectively) · mww hluas (young person) · tr gençlik (quality or state of being young) · eo junaĝo (part of life following childhood) · vi thanh niên (young persons, collectively) · de Jugendzeit (part of life following childhood) · ast xuventú (quality or state of being young) · mk млад чо́век (young person) · sh мла̏до̄ст (part of life following childhood) · te యువత (young persons, collectively) · yi בחור (young man) · sh òmladina (young persons, collectively) · es mocedad (part of life following childhood) · gl mozo (young person) · lv jaunietis (young man) · hi किशोरावस्था (part of life following childhood) · ja 若い人たち (young man) · uk мо́лодість (part of life following childhood) · nv dinééh (young man) · nl jeugd (quality or state of being young) · it giovane (young person) · vi tuổi trẻ (quality or state of being young) · la iuventūs (quality or state of being young) · bg младе́ж (young man) · it i giovane (young persons, collectively) · gl mozarría (young persons, collectively) · mk младост (part of life following childhood) · hi युवती (young persons, collectively) · ro adolescentă (young person) · nl jongeman (young man) · el νεότητα (quality or state of being young) · scn picciottu (quality or state of being young) · hu fiatalember (young man) · uk ю́ність (part of life following childhood) · enm youthhede (quality or state of being young) · sl mladenič (young man) · gl xente nova (young persons, collectively) · ar شَبَاب (part of life following childhood) · lad jyovintud (quality or state of being young) · az gənclik (quality or state of being young) · cs mladistvý (young person) · az cavan (young man) · hu legény (young man) · sk mládež (young persons, collectively) · es joven (young man) · rup gione (young man) · ru мо́лодость (part of life following childhood) · ky жигит (young man) · uz yigit (young man) · scn giuvintuti (quality or state of being young) · ka ახალგაზრდობა (young persons, collectively) · io yunaro (young persons, collectively) · yi יוגנט (quality or state of being young) · ast xuventú (part of life following childhood) · ja 未熟さ (quality or state of being young) · ga ógánach (young man) · fr jeune homme (young man) · fr jeune (young person) · pl młodzież (young persons, collectively) · fur zoventût (part of life following childhood) · zdj shaɓaɓi (young person) · ja 若々しさ (quality or state of being young) · mk младеж (young persons, collectively) · ro june (young man) · as গভুৰা (young person) · kw yonkores (young person) · ca jovent (young persons, collectively) · ka ახალგაზრდა (young person) · kea mosindadi (young persons, collectively) · de Jugend (young persons, collectively) · twf ȕłęłęʼéna (young person) · ru ю́ность (part of life following childhood) · gl novo (young man) · es joven (young person) · gd gille (young man) · it gioventù (quality or state of being young) · mn залуу (quality or state of being young) · grc νεότης (quality or state of being young) · be малады́ чалаве́к (young man) · fi nuori (young person) · da yngling (young man) · it gioventù (young persons, collectively) · ur جَوان (young person) · ml യുവത്വം (quality or state of being young) · ga scorach (young man) · my လူငယ် (young person) · mi taiohi (young person) · bn যুবক (young man) · nl jeugd (part of life following childhood) · af jeug (quality or state of being young) · ka ახალგაზრდულობა (quality or state of being young) · es albor de la vida (quality or state of being young) · mi rangatahi (young person) · rm giuventetgna (quality or state of being young) · he נוֹעַר (young persons, collectively) · ja 若年 (young person) · bn যুবতী (young person) · ro tânără (young person) · ru молодо́й челове́к (young person) · hi युवा (young persons, collectively) · vo yunan (young person) · oc joventut (quality or state of being young) · lv jaunatne (young persons, collectively) · ky жаштык (part of life following childhood) · bn যৌবন (quality or state of being young) · de Heranwachsender (young man) · enm youthhede (part of life following childhood) · lt jaunuolis (young man) · ro junime (quality or state of being young) · hi युवक (young man) · ja 青春時代 (part of life following childhood) · ro tânăr (young person) · fj cauravou (young persons, collectively) · he בְּנֵי נֹעַר (young persons, collectively) · pl młodość (part of life following childhood) · ar شَابّ (young man) · hi युवक (young persons, collectively) · la iuvenis (young person) · fa-ira جَوانی (part of life following childhood) · sh mlȁdōst (part of life following childhood) · pt jovens (young persons, collectively) · kw yowynkneth (young persons, collectively) · gd ògan (young man) · te యువతి (young person) · cmn 青年 (young man) · bn যুবক (young person) · sv yngling (young man) · yi יונגער־מאַן (young man) · hi युवक (young person) · eu gazteria (young persons, collectively) · yue 後生仔 /后生仔 (young person) · cs mladík (young man) · eu gaztetasun (quality or state of being young) · uk юна́к (young man) · hu fiatalok (young persons, collectively) · ru молодо́й челове́к (young man) · bg младе́ж (young persons, collectively) · sc gioventudi (quality or state of being young) · non ǿska (quality or state of being young) · be маладо́сьць (part of life following childhood) · ca jove (young person) · he נַעַר (young person) · sq rinia (quality or state of being young) · et noor (young person) · cmn 青年時期 /青年时期 (part of life following childhood) · ro flăcău (young man) · be маладо́сць (part of life following childhood) · cs mládí (quality or state of being young) · sw kijana (young man) · bn তরুণী (young person) · mk мо́мок (young man) · ro tinerețe (quality or state of being young) · ga boiteallach (young person) · bn তারুণ্য (part of life following childhood) · gd òigeachd (part of life following childhood) · de Jugendlicher (young person) · de Jugendlichkeit (quality or state of being young) · cs mládí (part of life following childhood) · ja 青年 (young man) · bn তারুণ্য (quality or state of being young) · hu fiatalkor (part of life following childhood) · sh мла̏до̄ст (quality or state of being young) · sq rini (quality or state of being young) · ka ახალგაზრდობა (quality or state of being young) · sc gioventura (quality or state of being young) · as ডেকাকাল (quality or state of being young) · tg ҷавон (young man) · la iuvenis (young man) · hy տղա (young man) · bg мла́дост (part of life following childhood) · io yuno (young person) · ka სიყმაწვილე (part of life following childhood) · uk хло́пець (young man) · eo junulo (young person) · enm youthe (young person) · pt juventude (quality or state of being young) · ja 青春 (quality or state of being young) · lt jaunystė (quality or state of being young) · nb ungdom (quality or state of being young) · grc νεανίσκος (young man) · fa-ira جَوان (young man) · ka ყმაწვილი (young man) · sv ungdom (part of life following childhood) · rm giuventetna (quality or state of being young) · gd òige (quality or state of being young) · bg млад чове́к (young person) · th คนหนุ่มสาว (young persons, collectively) · sw ujana (quality or state of being young) · rup gione (young person) · it giovanotto (young man) · arz شباب (part of life following childhood) · hi युवावस्था (quality or state of being young) · ur نَوجَوان (young man) · ro tânăr (young man) · tr delikanlı (young man) · fr jeune (young man) · et noormees (young man) · he נֹעַר (young persons, collectively) · fa-ira جَوانی (quality or state of being young) · ga ógra (young man) · ko 청년 (young man) · syl ꠎꠥꠀꠘ (young person) · mi ohinga (part of life following childhood) · tg ҷавон (young person) · hi युवती (young person) · be юна́к (young man) · kw yonker (young person) · sl mladež (young persons, collectively) · ca abril (quality or state of being young) · sv ung man (young man) · orv уноша (young man) · grc ἥβη (quality or state of being young) · fi nuoret (young persons, collectively) · sa युवन् (young man) · uk ю́ність (quality or state of being young) · la iuvenilitas (quality or state of being young) · pt moço (young man) · az cavanlıq (quality or state of being young) · es zagal (young person) · eu gaztaro (part of life following childhood) · ota اوشاق (young man) · bg мла́дост (quality or state of being young) · mi itinga (part of life following childhood) · mn залуу (young man) · yag wanleiwa (young man) · eo junulo (young man) · gl mocidade (young persons, collectively) · uk мо́лодіж (young persons, collectively) · mk мла́дост (quality or state of being young) · ga stócach (young man) · lv jaunietis (young person) · az cavanlıq (part of life following childhood) · sq rini (part of life following childhood) · mi matatahi (young persons, collectively) · ar صِبًا (part of life following childhood) · kw yonker (young man) · ja 青少年 (young person) · gl novos (young persons, collectively) · tr genç (young person) · it ragazzo (young man) · ru па́рень (young man) · de Jugend (part of life following childhood) · syc ܛܰܠܝܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ (quality or state of being young) · ca joventut (part of life following childhood) · ca joventut (quality or state of being young) · as ডেকা (young person) · be мо́ладзь (young persons, collectively) · el νεολαία (young persons, collectively) · hu fiatal (young person) · gl mocidade (quality or state of being young) · cy llanc (young man) · gd òglach (young man) · alt јиит ӧй (quality or state of being young) · be хло́пец (young man) · ta வாலிபர் (young persons, collectively) · mi taitāhae (young person) · de Jugendliche (young person) · kk бозбала (young man) · mi taiohinga (part of life following childhood) · pl młodość (quality or state of being young) · he נְעוּרִים (quality or state of being young) · de Jugendlicher (young man) · cmn 芳華 /芳华 (part of life following childhood) · ja 若い人たち (young persons, collectively) · nl jeugd (young persons, collectively) · is ungdómur (part of life following childhood) · is æska (quality or state of being young) · bn তরুণ (young man) · es juventud (quality or state of being young) · tr gençlik (part of life following childhood) · akk 𒇽𒄨 (young man) · arz شباب (quality or state of being young) · it giovane (young man) · eo juneco (quality or state of being young) · ast xoven (young person) · ur جَوانی (quality or state of being young) · enm youthe (young man) · ga aosánach (young person) · uk молода́ люди́на (young person) · kea mosindadi (quality or state of being young) · rup gioni (young person) · sk mládenec (young man) · ga óg (young person) · uk юна́цтво (part of life following childhood) · id pemuda (young person) · ru ю́ноша (young man) · bn যৌবন (part of life following childhood) · km យុវវ័យ (quality or state of being young) · ka ჭაბუკი (young man) · hy պատանեկություն (part of life following childhood) · sh о̀младина (young persons, collectively) · vec xoventù (quality or state of being young) · et noorus (quality or state of being young) · ro adolescent (young person) · la iuventās (quality or state of being young) · wo ndaw (young persons, collectively) · pl młodzieniec (young man) · bg мо́мък (young man) · ko 청년 (young person) · be маладзёж (young persons, collectively) · bg ю́ноша (young man) · fi nuoriso (young persons, collectively) · ja 若者 (young person) · ga macaomhacht (quality or state of being young) · ug ياشلىق (part of life following childhood) · cs mládež (young persons, collectively) · hu fiatalság (young persons, collectively) · tr genç erkek (young man) · sw kijana (young persons, collectively) · vec zoventù (quality or state of being young) · nb ungdomstid (part of life following childhood) · izh noorus (quality or state of being young) · grc νεανίας (young man) · pl młodzieniec (young person) · gd òigear (young person) · tr gençlik (young persons, collectively) · ro tinerețe (part of life following childhood) · cmn 青春 (quality or state of being young) · mt ġuvintur (young man) · de Jugendliche (young persons, collectively) · arz شباب (young persons, collectively) · es mancebo (young person) · got 𐌾𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌹 (quality or state of being young) · tt егет (young man) · eu gazte (young person) · ko 청춘 (quality or state of being young) · de Jugend (quality or state of being young) · yue 青年 (young man) · la iuventās (part of life following childhood) · te యువకుడు (young person) · az gənclik (part of life following childhood) · sh mlȁdōst (quality or state of being young) · gl mozos (young persons, collectively) · wo ndaw (young person) · gl mozo (young man) · ast xuventú (young persons, collectively) · kk бозбалалық (quality or state of being young) · uk па́рубок (young man) · jv kanoman (quality or state of being young) · gl xuventude (young person) · ta இளைஞர் (young persons, collectively) · ar شَبَاب (quality or state of being young) · fi nuorimies (young man) · fa-ira جَوان (young person) · enm youthe (quality or state of being young) · egy H-M42:N35-Xrd (young man) · hi जवानी (quality or state of being young) · es juventud (young persons, collectively) · fr jeunesse (quality or state of being young) · et nooruk (young man) · txb kālyśke (young man) · fi nuoruusikä (part of life following childhood) · ky жашчылык (part of life following childhood) · fa-ira نُوْجَوان (young person) · az gənc (young person) · mi māitiiti (young person) · es años mozos (part of life following childhood) · bg младе́ж (young person) · got 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (young man) · mi tuaititanga (part of life following childhood) · hi यौवन (quality or state of being young) · rup giunatic (quality or state of being young) · th คนหนุ่มสาว (young person) · ru молодёжь (young persons, collectively) · rup gioni (young man) · wo ndaw (young man) · fur ğoventût (part of life following childhood) · pt moço (young person) · cmn 青年人 (young person) · egy N37:D21-A17 (young man) · os лӕппу (young man) · pt rapaz (young man) · el νιάτα (part of life following childhood) · io yuneso (quality or state of being young) · es mancebo (young man) · syl ꠎꠥꠀꠘꠤ (quality or state of being young) · as ডেকেৰী (young person) · sh мла̏деж (young persons, collectively) · ar شَبَاب (young persons, collectively) · scn giuvintù (quality or state of being young) · vi giới trẻ (young persons, collectively) · be ю́насць (quality or state of being young) · ml യൗവനം (part of life following childhood) · gd òganach (young man) · ur جَوان (young man) · be маладо́сць (quality or state of being young) · hu ifjú (young person) · uk юна́цтво (quality or state of being young) · izh noorus (part of life following childhood) · th วัยหนุ่มสาว (quality or state of being young) · hy երիտասարդություն (part of life following childhood) · hy պատանի (young person) · os тырын (young man) · gl xuventude (part of life following childhood)

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