adolescent

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăd'əlĕsʹənt
• IPA: /ˌædəˈlɛsənt/
• SAMPA: /%{d@"lEs@nt/

Noun

Singular adolescent

Plural adolescents

1. (countable) A person or animal that is older than a child but younger than an adult. Unlike teenager, adolescent does not mean an age in years; adolescent means someone who is changing from a child to an adult at any age.

   Some people are think a 23 year old is an adolescent.

   In some places a 13 year old might be called an adult, not an adolescent.

   The teacher worked mostly with adolescents.

Synonyms

• teenager
• teen

See also

• baby
• child
• adult

Adjective

Positive adolescent

Comparative more adolescent

Superlative most adolescent

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

   The way he acted was so adolescent that he got no respect.