n.; pl. Youths r collectively Youth. [ OE. youthe, youhþe, &yogh_;uheðe, &yogh_;uweðe, &yogh_;eo&yogh_;eðe, AS. geoguð, geogoð; akin to OS. juguð, D. jeugd, OHG. jugund, G. jugend, Goth. junda. √281. See Young. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. The quality or state of being young; youthfulness; juvenility. “In my flower of youth.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] Such as in his face Youth smiled celestial. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The part of life that succeeds to childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to manhood. [ 1913 Webster ] He wondered that your lordship Would suffer him to spend his youth at home. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Those who pass their youth in vice are justly condemned to spend their age in folly. Rambler. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. A young person; especially, a young man. [ 1913 Webster ] Seven youths from Athens yearly sent. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. Young persons, collectively. [ 1913 Webster ] It is fit to read the best authors to youth first. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ] [ 1913 Webster ] |