youth

ot noun

1. The quality or state of being young. Her youth and beauty attracted him to her.
2. 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. I made many mistakes in my youth, but learned from them all.
3. A young person. There was a group of youths hanging around the parking lot, reading fashion magazines and listening to music.
4. A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.