adolescent
/ædʌlˈɛsʌnt/
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Definitions
Adjective
relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; "adolescent problems"
Adjective Satellite
being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years"
Adjective Satellite
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"
Adjective Satellite
in the state of development between puberty and maturity; "adolescent boys and girls"
Noun
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity