Definition of Adolescent

1. Noun. A juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity.

Exact synonyms: Stripling, Teen, Teenager
Generic synonyms: Juvenile, Juvenile Person
Specialized synonyms: Chebab, Mod, Pachuco, Punk, Punk Rocker, Rocker, Young Buck, Young Man
Derivative terms: Adolesce

2. Adjective. Relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent. "Adolescent problems"
Derivative terms: Adolesce, Adolescence
Partainyms: Adolescence

3. Adjective. Being of the age 13 through 19. "The teen years"
Exact synonyms: Teen, Teenage, Teenaged
Similar to: Immature, Young
Derivative terms: Adolesce, Adolescence

4. Adjective. Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity. "Puerile jokes"
Exact synonyms: Jejune, Juvenile, Puerile
Similar to: Immature
Derivative terms: Jejuneness, Jejunity, Juvenility, Puerility

5. Adjective. In the state of development between puberty and maturity. "Adolescent boys and girls"
Similar to: Immature
Derivative terms: Adolesce, Adolescence

Definition of Adolescent

1. a. Growing; advancing from childhood to maturity.

2. n. A youth.

Definition of Adolescent

1. Adjective. Characteristic of, or relating to, or undergoing adolescence; immature. ¹

2. Noun. A teenager; a juvenile after puberty ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Adolescent

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Medical Definition of Adolescent

1. An individual during the period of adolescence. (18 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adolescent

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adolescent (current term)
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Literary usage of Adolescent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention by Religious Education Association (1904)
"Let this be our point of view, therefore, in seeking to discover the contact between the Bible and adolescent life. The adjustment of the adolescent to ..."

2. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General by M. Joycelyn Elders (1997)
"Adult Discrepancy Shean (1991) developed the concept of adult discrepancy—the discrepancy between the "adult" behaviors in which an adolescent wants to ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1908)
"Separation of the Acetabular Epiphysis of the Femur; Its Relation to adolescent Coxa Vara.—SARGENT and KISCH (Lancet, 1907, ii, 14) says that ..."

4. Treatment of Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders: A Treatment by Ken C. Winters, Ken C. Winters, Ph.d. (2000)
"The use of substances may also compromise an adolescent's mental and emotional ... The treatment process must address the nuances of each adolescent's ..."

5. Screening and Assessing Adolescents for Substance Use Disorders: Treatment by Ken C. Winters, Ken C. Winters, Ph.d. (2000)
"The report should deal with such issues as (1) the way the adolescent processes information most effectively and how this will affect treatment, ..."

6. Working with Youth in High-Risk Environments: Experiences in Prevention edited by Carol E. Marcus, John D. Swisher (1996)
"The problems associated with adolescent pregnancy gain further magnitude when pregnant adolescents jeopardize their own health and that of their infants ..."

7. Empowering Families, Helping Adolescents: Family-Centered Treatment of edited by Wendy Snyder (1998)
"The model is informed by research findings about adolescent development and the course of adolescent drug use. MDFT also reflects an underlying belief in ..."

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