What is another word for Youthhood?

Pronunciation: [jˈuːθhʊd] (IPA)

Youthhood is a term used to describe the period in one's life when they are young and still developing into an adult. This word can be replaced by several synonyms, including adolescence, teenage, or juvenile. Adolescence refers to the period between puberty and adulthood, while teenage refers to the age group between 13 and 19 years old. Juvenile is a term that describes a young person who is not yet fully mature or developed. Other synonyms for youthhood include youthful, young, and inexperienced. No matter which word is used, these terms all describe a time in life when a person is still growing, learning, and discovering who they are.

What are the hypernyms for Youthhood?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Youthhood

Thereupon He fell to thinking of his Youthhood gone, And wept.
"The Poems of William Watson"
William Watson
And night and day its crystal heart doth yearn To wed its Youthhood with the sea's old age; And faring on that bridal pilgrimage, Its waters past the shining city are rolled, And all the people drink and wax not old.
"The Poems of William Watson"
William Watson
One of the most important of these duties was to provide for the education of the young, in pursuance of that invaluable injunction of John Knox, "that no father, of what estate or condition that ever he may be, use his children at his own fantasie, especially in their Youthhood, but all must be compelled to bring up their children in learning and virtue."
"James Watt"
Andrew Carnegie

Related words: youth, childhood, adolescence

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