Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

The state or quality of being young

Youth

The one-word substitute for the state or quality of being young is youth.

• Prenatal means before birth.
• Puberty means the period of physical and psychological development that marks the transition from childhood to adulthood.
• Solitude means the state of being alone.
• Youth means the state or quality of being young.

Youth is the most appropriate word for this group of words because it specifically refers to the state or quality of being young. The other words do not have the same connotation of youthfulness.