EnglishMain Dictionary
youth
Universal Words
1 [U] the time of life when a person is young, especially the time before a child becomes an adult:
He had been a talented musician in his youth. * She regrets that she spent her youth travelling and not studying.
2 [U] the quality or state of being young:
She brings to the job a rare combination of youth and experience. * His youth gives him an advantage over the other runners.
3 [C] (often disapproving) a young man:
The fight was started by a gang of youths.
4 (also the youth) [pl.] young people considered as a group:
the nation's youth * the youth of today * youth culture * youth unemployment
