adolescent
adolescent Lexical Profile
adolescent Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Relating to or in the process of developing from a child into an adult.
"Pediatricians closely monitor rapid physical changes during the adolescent growth spurt."
Characteristic of an adolescent, especially in being emotionally immature, awkward, or overly dramatic.
"The critic dismissed the novel's plot as an exercise in adolescent rebellion and self-pity."
• noun
A young person who is in the transitional stage of physical and psychological development between childhood and adulthood; a teenager.
"The community center offers after-school mentorship programs specifically designed for local adolescents."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 15th century from Old French adolescent, from Latin adolescentem, the present participle of adolescere ('to grow up, mature'), formed from ad- ('to') and alescere ('to be nourished, grow'), sharing a root with 'adult' and 'aliment'.