youths

NOUN

person before the age of maturity

Synonyms

WEAK

boy chick cub fledgling girl junior juvenile juvenile delinquent kid lad lass pup pupil student teenager young person

Antonyms

WEAK

adult

NOUN

early period in life of animate being

Synonyms

STRONGEST

minority teens

STRONG

adolescence bloom boyhood childhood girlhood greenness ignorance immaturity inexperience innocence jejuneness jejunity juvenescence prime puberty springtide youngness youthfulness

WEAK

awkward age salad days springtime of life tender age

Antonyms

STRONG

adulthood experience knowledge

WEAK

maturity

Example Sentences

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Wearing a green school jumper and carrying a backpack, he holds a banner reading: "Youths Against Corruption".

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Youths being held at the hall and probation staff members were among those taken to the hospital on Wednesday morning, Waters said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

Youths at Angola are held in single cells in a building separate from the adult prison population.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

Youths will be transferred in small groups, but Tovar declined to provide any details, citing public safety concerns.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2023

Youths get “positive checks” for complying with the rules, but also for using the interpersonal skills necessary to do well on the outside—skills like asking for help or talking through a conflict.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater