American English
/juðz/
One syllable.
Form of youth
More than one young person, especially a boy or young man.
“Youths” is commonly pronounced /juðz/. You may also hear /juθs/; both are accepted in American English.
More than one young person, especially a boy or young man.
The youths were waiting outside the store.
Police spoke to two youths after the game.
Youths usually refers to individual young people, especially in formal or news language. For young people as a group, youth is often more natural.
Youth usually stays the same when it means young people as a group. Use youths for individual young people, especially in news reports.