adolescent
adj.
of puberty, pertaining to the age between childhood and adulthood
n.
young person; one who is at the stage between childhood and adulthood
Adolescence
Adolescence is a transitional stage of
human development that occurs between
childhood and
adulthood. Adolescent humans go through
puberty, the process of sexual maturation. Teenagers (ages 13-19) are usually adolescent, though in some individuals, puberty may extend a few years beyond the teenage years, and in some individuals, puberty begins in the
pre-teen years.
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Adolescent
adolescent
Noun
1. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
(synonym) stripling, teenager
(hypernym) juvenile, juvenile person
(hyponym) chebab
(derivation) adolesce
Adjective
1. relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; "adolescent problems"
(pertainym) adolescence
2. being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years"
(synonym) teen, teenage, teenaged
(similar) young, immature
3. displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"
(synonym) jejune, juvenile, puerile
(similar) immature
4. in the state of development between puberty and maturity; "adolescent boys and girls"
(similar) immature
adolescent
adj.
adolescent, teenage; pertaining to the age between childhood and adulthood
adolescent (m)
n.
teenager, juvenile, stripling