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 in Los Angeles reported the highest levels of poor mental health in the state.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 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 eat breakfast and some dinners in their cells.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

Youths sauntered by insolent of eye and manner, speaking loudly and with exaggerated clearness to each other that I might hear.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya