Definitions for Adolescent
ˌæd lˈɛs əntado·les·cent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. adolescent, stripling, teenager, teenadjective

   a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

2. adolescentadjective

   relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent

   "adolescent problems"

3. adolescent, teen, teenage, teenagedadjective

   being of the age 13 through 19

   "teenage mothers"; "the teen years"

4. adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerileadjective

   displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

   "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"

5. adolescentadjective

   in the state of development between puberty and maturity

   "adolescent boys and girls"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. adolescentnoun

   A teenager; a juvenile after puberty

2. adolescentadjective

   Characteristic of, or relating to, or undergoing adolescence; immature.

3. Etymology: First attested 1482, from adolescent, from adolescentem, accusative form of adolescens, present participle of adolescere, from ad- + alescere. The adjective first appeared in 1785.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. adolescent

   Adolescence (from Latin adolescere 'to mature') is a transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to adulthood (typically corresponding to the age of majority). Adolescence is usually associated with the teenage years, but its physical, psychological or cultural expressions may begin earlier and end later. Puberty now typically begins during preadolescence, particularly in females. Physical growth (particularly in males) and cognitive development can extend past the teens. Age provides only a rough marker of adolescence, and scholars have not agreed upon a precise definition. Some definitions start as early as 10 and end as late as 25 or 26. The World Health Organization definition officially designates an adolescent as someone between the ages of 10 and 19.

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1. adolescent

   An adolescent is a person who is in the stage of development between puberty and adulthood, typically between the ages of 13 and 19. This period is often associated with significant growth, both physically and emotionally, and may involve transitions in various aspects of life including education, relationships, and self-identity.

2. adolescent

   An adolescent is an individual in the transitional stage of human development between childhood and adulthood. This period typically refers to the teenage years, from around 10 or 12 to 19 years old, and is often associated with significant physiological, psychological, and social changes.

3. adolescent

   An adolescent is an individual in the transitional stage of human development between childhood and adulthood, typically between the ages of 13 and 19. This stage is often associated with various physical, psychological, and social changes due to puberty. It's a period of identity exploration, greater independence, and often, experimenting with social and cultural norms.

4. adolescent

   Adolescent refers to a young person who is in the stage of development from puberty to maturity, typically between the ages of 13 and 19. It is a period of physical, psychological, and social transition from childhood to adulthood. In this phase, individuals often experience growth spurts, changes in body composition and development of sexual characteristics, as well as maturity in cognitive reasoning and emotional intelligence.

5. adolescent

   An adolescent is an individual in the transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood, usually between the ages of 13 and 19. This is a critical phase characterized by significant changes in body growth, hormonal changes, and development of cognitive skills and emotional maturity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Adolescentadjective

   growing; advancing from childhood to maturity

2. Adolescentnoun

   a youth

3. Etymology: [L. adolescens, p. pr. of adolescere to grow up to; ad + the inchoative olescere to grow: cf. F. adolescent. See Adult.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Adolescent

   A person 13 to 18 years of age.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Adolescent in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Adolescent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Adolescent in a Sentence

1. Wendy Cope:

   I'm aiming by the time I'm fifty to stop being an adolescent.

2. Daniel Ho:

   Other studies have also shown that adolescent e-cigarette users are more likely to initiate cigarette smoking than non-users, one in two smokers will be killed by tobacco ; two in three if started from a young age.

3. Van Rompay:

   Dyslipidemia among children/adolescents is concerning because blood lipid concentrations from childhood track into adulthood, and having dyslipidemia as a child or adolescent may be evidence of early development of heart disease.

4. Peter Hotez:

   This is twice as infectious as anything we’ve seen before, so if you are not vaccinated or you are only partially vaccinated, there's a high likelihood that you will become infected with this Delta variant over the next few weeks or over the summer, it's not too late. Now is the time to get vaccinated. And if you’re a young adult or adolescent, don’t listen to the anti-vaccine nonsense that says if you go to the gym eat a healthy diet, that’s good enough. It's not. It's not the same as the virus neutralizing the antibodies from the vaccine.

5. Ian Colman:

   Given how prevalent maternal depression is, and that risky adolescent behaviors are associated with poor long-term outcomes in adulthood, we thought better evidence in this area could be really useful.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Adolescent
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Adolescent
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolescent
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Adolescent
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Adolescent