[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

youth \youth\ =uth, n.; pl. youths =uths; 264 or
   collectively youth. oe. youthe, youhthorne,
   yoghuheethe, yoghuweethe, yogheoyogheethe, as.
   geogueth, geogoeth; akin to os. jugueth, d. jeugd, ohg.
   jugund, g. jugend, goth. junda. root281. see young.
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   1. the quality or state of being young; youthfulness;
      juvenility. "in my flower of youth." --milton.
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            such as in his face
            youth smiled celestial.               --milton.
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   2. the part of life that succeeds to childhood; the period of
      existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part
      of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to
      manhood.
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            he wondered that your lordship
            would suffer him to spend his youth at home. --shak.
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            those who pass their youth in vice are justly
            condemned to spend their age in folly. --rambler.
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   3. a young person; especially, a young man.
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            seven youths from athens yearly sent. --dryden.
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   4. young persons, collectively.
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            it is fit to read the best authors to youth first.
                                                  --b. jonson.
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see also:
youths youth young 

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