youth

nouns

a young person (especially a young man or boy)
young people collectively
"rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt"
the time of life between childhood and maturity
is a type of (narrower)
a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state
early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced
is a type of (narrower)
state of being mature; full development
an early period of development
"during the youth of the project"
the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person