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as in boy
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
a big, strapping youth who, even at his relatively young age, knew the meaning of hard work
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as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
rounded up the neighborhood youths and organized them into a softball team
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as in childhood
the state or time of being a child
told the young people to enjoy their youth while they could
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Recent Examples of youth
This led to a riot by white youth, widely seen as racist and homophobic in nature.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
Street Smart aims to spark empathy and inspire action in addressing the urgent challenges faced by unhoused youth—particularly those navigating mental health struggles, CPTSD, and LGBTQ discrimination.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Proceeds go toward Monarch School, which provides academic, social, and emotional support to unhoused youths, alumni and their families.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Plus, haven’t all of us women had some groundbreaking experience in our youth that has forced us to realize the downfalls of our own femininity?
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
Street Smart aims to spark empathy and inspire action in addressing the urgent challenges faced by unhoused youth—particularly those navigating mental health struggles, CPTSD, and LGBTQ discrimination.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Proceeds go toward Monarch School, which provides academic, social, and emotional support to unhoused youths, alumni and their families.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Plus, haven’t all of us women had some groundbreaking experience in our youth that has forced us to realize the downfalls of our own femininity?
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for youth
Noun
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One was a short, funny, wiry kid named Ernie, who had grand theft auto on his résumé.—
Graydon Carter,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
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There’s also a location in Houston and a fully shoppable website that stocks women’s, men’s, and kid’s boots ($275), as well as a concierge service to customize any pair.—
Perrie Samotin,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The longer Kalli stays away, the more Cass is forced to reckon not just with the possibility that Ari has been abandoned, but with their own childhood abandonment, which continues to ripple in the present.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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Before the advent of routine childhood vaccinations, many more kids used to regularly die from diseases like the measles and smallpox.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Saint Patrick was actually British, captured by Irish pirates and enslaved as a teenager to work as a shepherd.—
Maureen Murphy,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2025
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As a teenager, Clementine began taking a more serious interest in fashion and had the opportunity to watch her mother make her return to the Versace runway in Milan Fashion Week in September 2023.—
Jackie Tempera,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Some have children at home and the income from low-wage jobs doesn’t cover the cost of childcare.—
Peter Ubel,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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One study found that 9% of children had abdominal migraines, and most had family members with other types of migraine.—
Janelle McSwiggin, MSN,
Health,
17 Mar. 2025
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Older children, adolescents and adults should get at least one shot of the MMR vaccine, with two doses separated by at least 28 days, the CDC says.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Beyond women’s rugby, this applies to any program aimed at supporting, without judgment, all female athletes, all LGBTQ+ adolescents and young adults, all body types, and all those ready to better our world.—
Paige Perricone,
The Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2025
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The juveniles were each issued a summons and released to their parents.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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The juveniles gliding through the North Yuba today recently hatched from eggs that were deposited by scientists last fall.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Youth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youth. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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