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adolescent

adj
/ˌæd.əˈlɛs.ənt/

Etymology

First attested ?1440, from Middle English adolescent, from Middle French adolescent or directly from Latin adolescentem, accusative form of adolescens, present participle of adolēscere (“to become adult, grow up”), from ad- (“to”) + alēscere (“to grow or become nourished”). The adjective first appeared in 1785.

  1. derived from adolescentem
  2. derived from adolescent
  3. inherited from adolescent

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence

    Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.

    • Schools, unless discipline were doubly strong, / Detain their adolescent charge too long.
    • Again, voice change is not easy and vulnerability plays a big part, but if choral teachers and adolescent singers approach it with the right mindframe, the experience can be empowering, enlightening, and restorative for all involved.

  2. A person who is in adolescence

    A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.

    • It may be wartime, but Miss Adolescent wants her fun!
    • ‘A healthy adolescent might be expected to produce five hundred billion blood cells a day.’

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA