adolescent

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăd'əlĕsʹənt, IPA ^(key): /ˌædəˈlɛsənt/

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• SAMPA: /%{d@"lEs@nt/

Noun

Singular adolescent

Plural adolescents

1. (countable) An adolescent is a person or animal that is older than a child but younger than an adult.

   The teacher worked mostly with adolescents.

2. (countable) An adolescent is a person going through sexual maturation.

Synonyms

• teenager
• teen

Related words

• baby
• child
• adult

Adjective

Positive adolescent

Comparative more adolescent

Superlative most adolescent

1. If something is adolescent it is typical of adolescents.

   The woman still had an adolescent appearance.