youths

noun

plural of youth
1
as in boys
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood a big, strapping youth who, even at his relatively young age, knew the meaning of hard work

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as in kids
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood rounded up the neighborhood youths and organized them into a softball team

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Recent Examples of youths Police and the El Paso, Texas, branch of the NAACP are condemning a group of people, possibly including youths, who were shown wearing Ku Klux Klan-style white robes and hoods in viral social media videos. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026 Kansas City police responded to the Country Club Plaza Saturday night after a group of 60 to 100 youths caused a disturbance, a police spokesman said Monday. — Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026 And in Marseille and Lyon, there have been clashes between police officers and hooded youths. — James Cirrone , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Almost 20% of youths with autism spectrum disorder have been stopped by police and nearly 20% of adults with the disorder have been arrested, according to research by Indiana University. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly framed settler violence in the West Bank as the work of a few dozen fringe youths and said its scale has been exaggerated. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 On Wednesday, officers in riot gear clashed with youths who dismantled police cordons and set up their own street barricades using burning trash bins. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Back then, French youths famously pulled up cobblestones and hurled them at riot police in their calls for an overhaul of the rigid university system. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026 Chicagoans — parents and youths alike — must demand a plan from CPS. — Vanessa Andersen, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for youths
  1. boys
  2. kids
  3. teenagers
  4. children
Noun
  • Outside the old red-brick Victorian mansion, framed by palm trees, two teenage boys zip around the car park on unicycles.
    — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Told without the participation of a single male actor, The Women turned Hollywood’s all-boys club on its head, becoming a major hit in a year dominated by Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz.
    — Raymond Ang, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of boys
Noun
  • The South is cheapest for young kids For families with young children, annual costs are lowest across much of the South.
    — Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • When Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour stopped in London in 2024, the Prince of Wales wanted a photo with his kids and the world-famous singer.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of kids
Noun
  • The rambunctious teenagers crammed into a lecture hall suddenly went quiet when a woman old enough to be their great-grandmother, and smaller in stature than many of them, approached the podium.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Noble Truth Project Youth Entrepreneurship program works with teenagers 14 to 19 and provides them with mentors, personal development skills, financial literacy tools, and educational enrichment opportunities.
    — Nakell Williams, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of teenagers
Noun
  • The South is cheapest for young kids For families with young children, annual costs are lowest across much of the South.
    — Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Beckman portrayed the first lady's work on the ceasefire as an extension of her efforts to help reunite Russian and Ukrainian children with their families after they were separated by Russia's war against Ukraine.
    — BEN FINLEY, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of children

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