adolescent
growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful.
having the characteristics of adolescence or of an adolescent.
an adolescent person.
Origin of adolescent
1Other words for adolescent
Other words from adolescent
- ad·o·les·cent·ly, adverb
- post·ad·o·les·cent, adjective, noun
- sub·ad·o·les·cent, adjective, noun
Words that may be confused with adolescent
- adolescence, adolescents
Words Nearby adolescent
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How to use adolescent in a sentence
For 30 years I’ve been studying 18-to-29-year-olds, an age group I call “emerging adults” to describe their in-between status as no longer adolescents, but not fully adult.
Yes, More And More Young Adults Are Living With Their Parents – But Is That Necessarily Bad? | LGBTQ-Editor | October 17, 2020 | No Straight NewsThe film mostly covers this mismatch with reference to adolescent mental health, but it’s also worth considering how it can distort our sense of right and wrong.
Does Social Media Poison Everything? - Facts So Romantic | Scott Koenig | October 6, 2020 | NautilusHe wanted to see if stress affects the brains of adolescents and adults differently.
Puberty may reboot the brain and behaviors | Esther Landhuis | August 27, 2020 | Science News For StudentsHer work focuses on such effects in children and adolescents.
A bit of stress may help young people build resilience | Esther Landhuis | August 27, 2020 | Science News For StudentsMost adolescent humans will have DNA marks that are in one pattern, while humans nearing 65 or 70 show a different pattern of DNA marks.
To figure out your dog’s ‘real’ age, you’ll need a calculator | Bethany Brookshire | August 12, 2020 | Science News For Students
But for adolescent inmates, says U. S. Attorney Preet Bharara, “Rikers Island is broken.”
Here’s a Reform Even the Koch Brothers and George Soros Can Agree On | Tina Brown | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat is new, however, is the role that technology is playing in adolescent sexuality.
An investment in creating a non-violent world for adolescent girls will have many positive impacts.
adolescent girls are one of the most vulnerable populations in the world.
A rite of passage solely reserved for adolescent girls, the painful custom is believed to be as old as the local creation myth.
Facial Tattoos: The Tribal Female Rite in Papua New Guinea | Brandon Presser | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd could it not be extended from its present limited range until it reached practically the whole adolescent community?
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsIt has come to the notice of the Committee that many parents are conniving at the practice of having liquor at adolescent parties.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents | Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.I know of nothing better for the adolescent child than to teach him how properly to manicure his own nails.
The Mother and Her Child | William S. SadlerDespite all of his reading, Dorothy's marriage made her, in his brown adolescent eyes, wholly intangible.
Mountain | Clement WoodSuch was my mad, adolescent prayer, while the stars seemed to answer in sympathetic silence.
Tramping on Life | Harry Kemp
British Dictionary definitions for adolescent
/ (ˌædəˈlɛsənt) /
of or relating to adolescence
informal behaving in an immature way; puerile
an adolescent person
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