youth
- noun
- /juːθ/
- They are celebrating youth, life and health.
Examples
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In her speech, she emphasized the importance of nurturing creativity in youth for a better future.
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You should spend more time on it... because the youth of America depends on you to show the way.
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So on behalf of all of us, thank you again for being here and just going with the trend of youth homelessness.
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Despite its relative youth, the Internet has already demonstrated enormous capability to influence our lives for the better.
Academic text (1999) -
A second major thrust of the new evangelization in San Antonio focuses on youth, a major concern of residents.
Academic text (1996) -
By focusing on those goals, they hope to make American Indian youth resilient to the prevailing risks and help
Blog text (4) -
Calhoun looking ahead to 2010-11: "I'm excited about the youth of the team."
Blog text (9) -
While Southington players were floundering in the fledgling youth leagues, Gulli was battling the state's elite.
Blog text (12) -
The writer reflects on the changes in society during his youth as he pens his memoir.
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During the youth of the nation, significant advancements in technology were made.
Synonyms
The first period when a project or activity is just starting
The very early time when something is just starting
An early stage of development, like a new business or idea
An early stage when an idea or plan is not yet developed
Compounds
- Literature
A spring in stories that makes people young again when they drink or bathe
A group of young people who share a style, music, or behaviour different from the wider culture
How Early
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember youth is to think of the early life of a person, because the word first named the first time or state of life. From that meaning people also use youth for the early period of a movement, company, or idea, so the 'youth' of the internet means its early days.