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| Boy Scout |
a male member of a youth organization that teaches outdoor skills, physical fitness, and good citizenship. |
| Boy Scouts of America |
an American organization for youth that teaches outdoor skills, good citizenship, and physical fitness. |
| Girl Scout |
a member of a U.S. youth organization for girls called the Girl Scouts. |
| middle age |
the period of human life between youth and old age, or the years between forty and sixty-five. |
| middle-aged |
of a person, being of an age between youth and old age. A middle-aged person is often between forty and sixty-five years of age. |
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