Word a Day
youth
What does youth mean?
youth (noun): the quality or state of being young.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce youth?
/juθ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does youth come from?
From Middle English youthe, youghte, ȝouþe, from Old English ġeoguþ (“the state of being young; youth”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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the quality or state of being young
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