| NOUN | person | adolescent, stripling, teenager, teen | a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity |
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| ADJECTIVE | pert | adolescent | relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent |
| all | adolescent, teen, teenage, teenaged | being of the age 13 through 19 | |
| all | adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile | displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity | |
| all | adolescent | in the state of development between puberty and maturity |
| Sounds | ae.dahleh'sahnt; ae.dowleh'sahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent. | |
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| Example | "adolescent problems" | |
| Spanish | adolescente | |
| Catalan | adolescent | |
| Nouns | adolescence | in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood |
| adolescence | the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood | |
| Verbs | adolesce | become adolescent |
| Meaning | Of the age 13 through 19. | |
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| Synonyms | teen, teenage, teenaged | |
| Broader | young, immature | (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth |
| Spanish | adolescente | |
| Catalan | adolescent | |
| Nouns | adolescence | the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood |
| adolescent | a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity | |
| Verbs | adolesce | become adolescent |
| Meaning | Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity. | |
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| Example | "adolescent insecurity" | |
| Synonyms | jejune, juvenile, puerile | |
| Broader | immature | characteristic of a lack of maturity |
| Spanish | adolescente, juvenil, pueril | |
| Catalan | adolescent, juvenil, pueril | |
| Meaning | In the state of development between puberty and maturity. | |
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| Example | "adolescent boys and girls" | |
| Broader | immature | not yet mature |
| Spanish | adolescente | |
| Catalan | adolescent | |
| Nouns | adolescence | the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood |
| adolescent | a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity | |
| Verbs | adolesce | become adolescent |
| Meaning | A juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity. | |
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| Synonyms | stripling, teenager, teen | |
| Narrower | chebab | A Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelis |
| mod | A British teenager or young adult in the 1960s | |
| pachuco | A Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes | |
| punk rocker, punk | A teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture | |
| rocker | A teenager or young adult in the 1960s who wore leather jackets and rode motorcycles | |
| young buck, young man | A teenager or a young adult male | |
| Broader | juvenile, juvenile person | A young person, not fully developed |
| Spanish | adolescente, chica, chico, muchacho, quinceañero | |
| Catalan | adolescent | |
| Adjectives | adolescent | in the state of development between puberty and maturity |
| adolescent | being of the age 13 through 19 | |
| Verbs | adolesce | become adolescent |
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