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youthhood

/ˈjuːθhʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
youth-hood
IPA
/ˈjuːθhʊd/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being young, either in age or in spirit; youth.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English youthhede, youthede, from Old English ġeoguþhād (literally “youthhood”), equivalent to (and likely remodelled after) youth + -hood; compare youthhead. Cognate with Old Saxon jugudhēd (“youthhood”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: youthhede, ġeoguþhād

Usage

Inflected Forms

youthhoods (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce youthhood?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjuːθhʊd/.
What does youthhood mean?
The state of being young, either in age or in spirit; youth.
Where does youthhood come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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