youth

  1. Noun.  (uncountable) The quality or state of being young.
  2. Noun.  (uncountable) 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 manhood.
  3. Noun.  (countable) A young person.
  4. Noun.  (countable) A young man.
  5. Noun.  (uncountable) (''used in plural form'') Young persons, collectively.

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