young adult

noun

1. a teenager (used especially by publishers and librarians).
2. a person in the early years of adulthood.

Example Sentences

In that vein, Burns and Ward stress how TR, ER, and FDR “overcame … the traumas of their childhoods” and young adult lives.

From The Daily Beast

I set out to write an adult book, but using some conventions from classic young adult books.

From The Daily Beast

When it comes to dystopian, young adult fiction, Lois Lowry was the trailblazer.

From The Daily Beast

I might work for a few hours on editing, or on a young adult book.

From The Daily Beast

Because without true consequences, how does any young adult learn from anything?

From The Daily Beast

This young adult remained at her house at the rock fence approximately four months.

From Project Gutenberg

Any circumscribed tumour of the jaw, particularly when met with in a young adult, should suggest the possibility of an odontoma.

From Project Gutenberg

It is at this moment that the quid of Coca affords the young adult the most delightful sensation.

From Project Gutenberg

The condition is chiefly met with in young adult women, and may develop suddenly after a shock to the nervous system.

From Project Gutenberg