adolescent

ˌa-də-ˈle-sᵊnt 4 syllables uncommon

  1. noun.a young person who is developing into an adult: one who is in the state of adolescence

  2. adjective.of, relating to, or being in adolescence

    • adolescent growth
    • adolescent boys and girls

  3. adjective.emotionally or intellectually immature

    • did not appreciate her husband's adolescent high jinks
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Middle English, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin adolēscent-, adolēscens "young man or woman, youth," noun derivative of adolēscens.

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