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adolescent — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adolescent noun A young person who is no longer a child but not yet fully an adult, typically a teenager.
  • juvenile adj Young or not yet fully grown; relating to young people.
  • teenage adj Between thirteen and nineteen years old, or relating to that age group.
  • teenager noun A person aged between thirteen and nineteen years old.

Senses

adolescent is used for these senses in English:

  • adolescent Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
  • juvenile A prepubescent child.
  • teenage Of or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old.
  • teenager A person between thirteen and nineteen years old.

adolescent — full definition

  1. noun A young person who is no longer a child but not yet fully an adult, typically a teenager.
  2. adj Relating to the teenage years, or behaving in an immature, teenager-like way.

juvenile — full definition

  1. adj Young or not yet fully grown; relating to young people.
  2. adj Childish or immature in behaviour, especially for someone's age.
  3. noun A young person, especially a minor under the age of legal adulthood.

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