She had a troubled youth. He spent his youth in the Midwest. He got into a lot of trouble in his youth. a generation trying to recapture lost youth when the industry was still in its youth Four youths are suspected of starting the fire. See More
Recent Examples on the WebThe Trevor Project Lifeline serves LGBTQ youth at 866-488-7386 or by texting START to 678-678. Support local journalism. Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 That means China now has about 21 million jobless youth in cities and towns. Laura He, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 The larger vision is for all youth to reach their full potential. Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 Elizabeth calmed her startled horse and continued on as a Scots guard tackled the youth. Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 The youth was found, but due to the allegations of abuse, police began an investigation.cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 Build trust between law enforcement and youth, humanizing members of each community. Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 And earlier this year, the Board of Supervisors of California’s Santa Clara County unanimously approved a program to identify and support youth who lost caregivers to the disease. Juliette Unwin, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2022 The way these boots and slippers had a grip on American youth... Meg Donohue, ELLE, 6 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English youthe, from Old English geoguth; akin to Old English geong young — more at young
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of youth was before the 12th century