youth

n 1: a young person (especially a young man or boy) [syn: {young

person}, {younker}]

2: young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the

young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt" [syn: {young}]

[ant: {aged}]

3: the time of life between childhood and maturity

4: early maturity; the state of being young or immature or

inexperienced

5: an early period of development; "during the youth of the

project" [syn: {early days}]

6: the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person

[syn: {youthfulness}, {juvenility}]