youth
noun
uk
/juːθ/ us
/juːθ/youth noun (PERIOD/STATE)
You may not have played tennis as often as him, but at least you've got youth on your side (= you are young).
- childhoodMy childhood was spent moving from place to place as my father was in the army.
- boyhoodHe remembered his boyhood as an idyllic period of his life.
- girlhoodNot since her girlhood had she felt so free and uninhibited.
- infancyMany more children used to die in infancy.
- youthAt 25, he felt his youth was already coming to an end.
It's hard to believe that such an influential film could have been made when cinema was still in its youth.
Because of the relative youth of the internet and the speed of new developments, the legal and ethical codes of conduct are struggling to keep up with the technology.
- The old man talked about the departed triumphs of his youth.
- The whole play can be interpreted as a lament for lost youth.
- The novel follows the progression of a woman from youth to middle age.
- The youth died of multiple burns.
- The planet Mars lost most of its atmosphere in its youth because its small size meant there was less gravitational force.
- adolescence
- adult life
- adulthood
- adultification
- adultify
- boyhood
- childhood
- come of age idiom
- coming of age
- day
- glory days
- golden age
- healthspan
- heyday
- in my day idiom
- old age
- prime
- rite of passage
- salad
- schooldays
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
youth noun (BOY)
youth noun (YOUNG PEOPLE)
the youth of today
the nation's disaffected youth
There was little money available for sports facilities and youth activities.
With youth unemployment so high, it is not surprising that some school-leavers with qualifications fail to find jobs.
See also
- This is part of the city's strategy to curb youth violence.
- The Goth subculture is not the first youth movement that has been misunderstood by the general public.
