adolescent

ad·o·les·cent

A0095400 (ăd′l-ĕs′ənt)adj.1. Of, relating to, or undergoing adolescence.2. Characteristic of adolescence; immature: an adolescent sense of humor. See Synonyms at young.n. A young person who has undergone puberty but who has not reached full maturity.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin adolēscēns, adolēscent-, present participle of adolēscere, to grow up : ad-, ad- + alēscere, to grow, inchoative of alere, to nourish; see al- in Indo-European roots.]

adolescent

(ˌædəˈlɛsənt) adj1. of or relating to adolescence2. informal behaving in an immature way; puerilenan adolescent person

ad•o•les•cent

(ˌæd lˈɛs ənt)

adj. 1. growing to adulthood; youthful. 2. of or pertaining to adolescence. 3. characteristic of adolescence; immature. n. 4. a person in the period of adolescence; teenager. [1475–85; < Latin adolēscent-, present participle of adolēscere to grow up, mature, inchoative of adolēre; see adult] ad`o•les′cent•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	adolescent - a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturitystripling, teen, teenagerjuvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developedchebab - a Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelismod - a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockerspachuco - a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothespunk rocker, punk - a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculturerocker - a teenager or young adult in the 1960s who wore leather jackets and rode motorcyclesyoung buck, young man - a teenager or a young adult male
Adj.	1.	adolescent - relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; "adolescent problems"
	2.	adolescent - being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years"teen, teenage, teenagedyoung, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"
	3.	adolescent - displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"jejune, juvenile, puerileimmature - characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior"
	4.	adolescent - in the state of development between puberty and maturity; "adolescent boys and girls"immature - not yet mature

adolescent

adjective1. young, growing, junior, teenage, juvenile, youthful, childish, immature, boyish, undeveloped, girlish, puerile, in the springtime of life adolescent rebellion2. teenage, young, teen (informal), juvenile, youthful, immature An adolescent boy should have an adult in whom he can confide.noun1. teenager, girl, boy, kid (informal), youth, lad, minor, young man, youngster, young woman, juvenile, young person, lass, young adult Adolescents are happiest with small groups of close friends.

adolescent

nounA young person, usually between the ages of 13 and 19:teen, teenager, youth.Informal: teener.

Translations

青少年青春期的

adolescent

(ӕdəˈlesnt) adjective in the stage between childhood and adulthood. 青春期的 青春期的 noun a person at this stage of life. Adolescents often quarrel with their parents. 青少年 青少年ˌadoˈlescence noun 青春期 青春期

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