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
adj.
adolescent, teenage; pertaining to the age between childhood and adulthood
adolescent (m)
n.
teenager, juvenile, stripling
adolescent
n.
adolescent, young person, one who is at the stage between childhood and adulthood
Adolescent
(n.)
A youth.
(a.)
Growing; advancing from childhood to maturity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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