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έφηβος — 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.
  • pubescent adj At or just after the age of puberty.
  • teenager noun A person aged between thirteen and nineteen years old.

Senses

έφηβος 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.
  • pubescent A person going through puberty.
  • 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.

pubescent — full definition

  1. adj At or just after the age of puberty.
  2. adj Covered with down or fine hairs.

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