youth

Definition

  • noun: the time of life when someone is young
  • noun: the time of life when one is young
  • usually plural in construction
  • synonyms: youthfulness, juvenility, young man

Examples

  • ('Brit') a 'youth club' [=a club that provides various activities for young people]

  • Exercise is good for you, but it's not a perfect 'fountain of youth'.

  • The show sends a strong message to 'the youth' of America.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) the most culpable of the defendants... and have a previous record... I hereby sentence you to six months to a year... at a youth correctional facility. No. - No, you can't do this. - Be quiet. You don't understand. She was just trying to protect me. (..)
    1996 Foxfire