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Meaning of Youth | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
juːθ

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being young.
    uncountable
  2. Isle of, an island in the Caribbean, south of and belonging to Cuba. 68,700; 1182 sq. mi. (3061 sq. km). Formerly, Isle of Pines. Spanish, Isla de la Juventud.
  3. 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.
    uncountable
  4. A young person.
    countable
  5. jeugdig مُتَعَلِّق بجيل الشَّباب младежко jovialmente mladistvě jugendlich ungdommeligt νεανικά de forma juvenil nooruslikult به روش جوانان؛ با طراوت nuorekkaasti en jeune homme/fille צעיר युवा, तरुण mladenački fiatalosan dengan bergairan eins og unglingur (come un giovane) 若々しく 청년답게 jaunatviškai jauneklīgi seperti orang muda jeugdigungdommelig młodzieńcze په ځلميتوب، په ځوانۍ com ar jovem de tânăr молодо; моложаво mladistvo mladostno mladolik ungdomligt อย่างหนุ่มสาว gençliğe yakışır bir şek...
  6. A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.
    countable
  7. jeugdigheid شَبابيَّه младост jovialidade mladistvost die Jugendlichkeit ungdommelighed νεανικότητα juventud nooruslikkus جوانی؛ طراوت nuorekkuus jeunesse צֵעיִרוּת जवानी, तरुणई mladenaštvo fiatal(os)ság kemudaan æska giovinezza 若さ 청년다움 jaunatviškumas jauneklīgums kemudaan het jeugdig zijn ungdommelighetmłodzieńczość ځوانۍ ar jovem tinereţe молодость; моложавость mladistvosť mladostnost mladolikost ungdomlighet การเป็นหนุ่มสาว gençlik, tazelik 年輕,朝氣蓬勃 молодість نوجوانی sự trẻ trung 年轻,朝气
  8. Young persons, collectively.
    uncountable
  9. jeughostel مَسْكِن الشَّباب младежки приют albergue da juventude ubytovna pro mladé die Jugendherberge vandrehjem ξενώνας νεότηταςalbergue juvenil noortehotell هتل جوانان retkeilymaja auberge de jeunesse אַכְסַנְיִיַת נוֹעַר युवक आवास mladenački hostel ifjúsági (turista)szálló penginapan pemuda farfuglaheimili ostello della gioventù ユースホステル 유스 호스텔 turistinė jaunimo bazė jauniešu viesnīca/tūristu mītne asrama belia jeugdherberg ungdomsherbergeschronisko młodzieżowe د ځوانانو هوتل albergo da ju...
  10. someone who gives guidance and is like a big sister/brother to a young person who has social problems or is retarded. jeugmentor مُرْشِد، ناصِح младежки възпитател acompanhante rádce/pomocník mladého člověka se sociálními problémy či postižením der Mentor, der Tutor støttepædagog πρόσωπο που καθοδηγεί νεαρό άτομο με κοινωνικά ή ψυχολογικά προβλήματα mentor noortejuhendaja مشاور یا مربی جوانان tukihenkilö pédagogue מַדרִיך רוּחָנִי समाजिक या मानसिक समस्या झेल रहे युवकों के मददगार staratelj tan...
  11. juventud, mocedad.
  12. The condition or quality of being young: Travel while you still have your youth.
  13. A young person, especially a young male in late adolescence.
  14. Geology The first stage in the erosion cycle.
    Geology
  15. the quality or condition of being young, immature, or inexperienced: his youth told against him in the contest.

Equivalents

العربية الشّباب شاب شباب صبا
Azərbaycanca cavan cavanlıq gənc gənclik
Български младеж мо́мък юноша
Català abril jove jovent joventut
Čeština mládež mládí mladík mladistvý
Cymraeg llanc
Dansk yngling
Ελληνικά νεολαία νεότητα νιάτα Νιος
Eesti Noor
Euskara gazte
Français jeune jeune homme jeunesse les jeunes
עברית בחור נוער נעורים נער
Bahasa Indonesia pemuda
Íslenska æska
Қазақша бозбала
ខ្មែរ យុវវ័យ
Kurdî genc genc
Lingála elenge
Lietuvių jaunuolis jaunystė
Latviešu jaunatne jaunība jauniete jaunietis
Te Reo Māori rangatahi
Македонски младеж младина младост момок
Монгол залуу
မြန်မာဘာသာ လူငယ်
Nederlands jeugd jongeman
Português infância jovem jovens juventude mocó rapaz
Slovenčina mládež mladosť
Slovenščina mladost
Shqip rini
Svenska ungdom yngling
Kiswahili Kijana ujana
Тоҷикӣ ҷавон
ئۇيغۇرچە ياشلىق
Wolof ndaw

Examples

“Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.”
“Feel awfully about Scott... It was a terrible thing for him to love youth so much that he jumped straight from youth to senility without going through manhood. The minute he felt youth going he was frightened again and thought there was nothing between youth and age.”
“Her youth and beauty attracted him to her.”
“Make the most of your youth, it will not last forever.”
“I made many mistakes in my youth, but learned from them all.”
“I don't find the pose of careless youth charming and engaging any more than you find the pose of careworn age fascinating and eccentric, I should imagine.”
“Toward the end of the war, Benoit was sent off on his own with forged papers; he wound up working as a horse groom at a chalet in the Loire valley. Mandelbrot describes this harrowing youth with great sangfroid.”
“There was a group of youths hanging around the parking lot, reading fashion magazines and listening to music.”
“[…]and then a youth appeared—no one quite knew where from or to whom he belonged—but he settled down with them in a happy-go-lucky way, and they all lived together.”
“The actual brides- and grooms-to-be are not in attendance—many youth would be embarrassed by their parents’ matchmaking efforts, and often do not live in the same city anyway.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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