"fountain of youth" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-fountain of youth.ogg [Australia] Forms: fountains of youth [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|fountains of youth}} fountain of youth (plural fountains of youth)
  1. (idiomatic) Anything reputed to have the power to restore health and vitality or to restore a youthful appearance. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Alchemy Related terms: elixir of life, philosopher's stone Translations (anything reputed to have the power to restore health and vitality): fontein van de jeugd [feminine] (Dutch), fontein der jeugd [feminine] (Dutch), nuoruudenlähde (Finnish), fontaine de jouvence [feminine] (French), Jungbrunnen [masculine] (German), πηγή της νιότης (pigí tis niótis) [feminine] (Greek), fonte della giovinezza [feminine] (Italian), 若返りの泉 (Japanese), ungdomskilde [masculine] (Norwegian), fontanna młodości [feminine] (Polish), fonte da juventude [feminine] (Portuguese), исто́чник мо́лодости (istóčnik mólodosti) [masculine] (Russian), fuente de la juventud [feminine] (Spanish), gençlik çeşmesi (english: literal) [calque] (Turkish), bengi su (Turkish), abıhayat (Turkish), dirim suyu (Turkish)

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