Definition of adolescents Adolescents
/æˌdʌlɛˈsʌnts/ - [atdulesunts] -
We found 3 definitions of adolescents from 2 different sources.
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What does adolescents mean?
Wiktionary 
- adolescents (Noun)
Plural of adolescent.
Part of speech
🔤- adolescents, noun, plural of adolescent.
WordNet
NounPlural: adolescents |
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| adolescent - a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity | ||
| stripling, teenager, teen | ||
| juvenile, juvenile person a young person, not fully developed | ||
| chebab a Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelis | ||
| mod a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers | ||
| 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 curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro | ||
Adjective |
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| adolescent - displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" | ||
| jejune, juvenile, puerile | ||
| immature not yet mature | ||
| adolescent - in the state of development between puberty and maturity; "adolescent boys and girls" | ||
| immature not yet mature | ||
| adolescent - being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years" | ||
| teen, teenage, teenaged | ||
| immature, young not yet mature | ||
| adolescent - relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; "adolescent problems" | ||
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Wiktionary
- adolescent (Noun)
A teenager; a juvenile after puberty. - adolescent (Adjective)
Characteristic of, or relating to, or undergoing adolescence; immature.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- adolescent (a.)
Growing; advancing from childhood to maturity. - adolescent (n.)
A youth.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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adolescent
A male juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity; in the state of development between puberty and maturity. -
adolescent
A female juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity; in the state of development between puberty and maturity. -
adolescent
A juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity; in the state of development between puberty and maturity.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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adolescent
ad-o-les′ent, adj. growing to manhood.—n. Adoles′cence, the period of youth, in man, from 14 to 25; in woman, from 12 to 21. [Through Fr. from L. adolescent-em, adolescĕre, to grow, adolēre, to magnify.]
Part of speech
🔤- adolescent, noun, singular of adolescents.
