The period between childhood and adolescence, between the ages of about 9 and 11 for girls, and 10 and 12 for boys.
A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.
The quality or state of being young.
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.
A young person.
Young persons, collectively.