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youths

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  • IPA /juːðz/

Noun

youths noun

  1. The quality or state of being young.“Her youth and beauty attracted him to her.”
  2. 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.“I made many mistakes in my youth, but learned from them all.”
  3. A young person.“There was a group of youths hanging around the parking lot, reading fashion magazines and listening to music.”
  4. A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.

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