 adolescent |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity | |
| Synonyms: | teenager stripling | |
| Related terms: | juvenile young_buck punk_rocker rocker mod chebab pachuco adolesce | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent | |
| Examples: | "adolescent problems" |
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| Related terms: | adolescence | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] being of the age 13 through 19 | |
| Synonyms: | teen teenage teenaged | |
| Examples: | "teenage mothers" "the teen years" |
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| Related terms: | young | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity | |
| Synonyms: | juvenile puerile jejune | |
| Examples: | "adolescent insecurity" "jejune responses to our problems" "their behavior was juvenile" "puerile jokes" |
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| Related terms: | immature | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] in the state of development between puberty and maturity | |
| Examples: | "adolescent boys and girls" |
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| Related terms: | immature | |
| Similar spelling: |
adolesce adolescence Adelstein Adelson Adelges |
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