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youths

The correct spelling is youths.

How to pronounce youths

noun

IPA: /juːðz/

Say it like: Yow-ths

The correct spelling is youths. The quality or state of being young. For example: "Her youth and beauty attracted him to her."

Usage Examples

Her youth and beauty attracted him to her.

I made many mistakes in my youth, but learned from them all.

There was a group of youths hanging around the parking lot, reading fashion magazines and listening to music.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The quality or state of being young.
  2. 2.The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.
  3. 3.A young person.
  4. 4.A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.
  5. 5.(used with a plural or singular verb) Young persons, collectively.

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