youthhood

English

Etymology

From Middle English ȝuweðehode, ȝeoȝæðhad, geogeðhade, guheþehad, from Old English ġeoguþhād (literally “youthhood”), equivalent to youth +‎ -hood. Cognate with Old Saxon jugudhēd (“youthhood”). Compare also Middle English youthede (“youthhood”), see youthhead.

Noun

youthhood (usually uncountable, plural youthhoods)

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