youthism

English

Etymology

From youth +‎ -ism.

Noun

youthism (uncountable)

1. discrimination against young people
   • 1976, Atlas world press review: Volume 23:

     And now we have youthism — the hatred of young people, a new moral and social scourge, a kind of collective psychosis.

   • 1999, Leigh Stephens Aldrich, Covering the community: a diversity handbook for media, page 8:

     Physical prejudice exists among people surrounding ageism, youthism, sizeism and disabilities.

Hypernyms

• ageism

Related terms

• youthemism