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Meaning of the word youths in English

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youths

Noun

1.

the period between childhood and adult age.

Example:
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he had been a keen sportsman in his youth
Synonym:
teens adolescence boyhood girlhood childhood immaturity prime heyday day hour time springtime salad days bloom peak pinnacle height minority juvenescence
Antonym:
adulthood old age
2.

a young man.

Example:
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he was attacked by a gang of youths
Synonym:
young man boy lad youngster juvenile teenager adolescent junior minor stripling whippersnapper fledgling bairn kid chav hoodie teen shaver
Antonym:
old man
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Related Word:
youth youthful fountain of youth