English noun: youth | |||
1. | youth (person) a young person (especially a young man or boy) | ||
Synonyms | spring chicken, young person, younker | ||
Broader (hypernym) | juvenile, juvenile person | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blade, hobbledehoy, pup, pupil, puppy, school-age child, schoolchild, slip | ||
2. | youth (group) young people collectively | ||
Samples | Rock music appeals to the young. Youth everywhere rises in revolt. | ||
Synonyms | young | ||
Broader (hypernym) | age bracket, age group, cohort | ||
Antonyms | aged, elderly | ||
3. | youth (time) the time of life between childhood and maturity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | time of life | ||
Part holonym | adolescence, bloom, bloom of youth, salad days | ||
4. | youth (state) early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced | ||
Broader (hypernym) | matureness, maturity | ||
5. | youth (time) an early period of development | ||
Samples | During the youth of the project. | ||
Synonyms | early days | ||
Broader (hypernym) | period, period of time, time period | ||
6. | youth (attribute) the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person | ||
Synonyms | juvenility, youthfulness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | youngness | ||