Adolescent Definition

adolescent
adjective
  1. relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; "adolescent problems"
  2. being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years"
  3. displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"
  4. in the state of development between puberty and maturity; "adolescent boys and girls"
noun
  1. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

"Adolescent" in song lyrics

See how adolescent is used in real songs:

  • "I'm manic-depresive ever since I was an adolescent"
    Aceyalone — Accepted Eclectic
  • "Ya askin' the adolescent"
    Anotha Level — Fo Sho Shot
  • "Bambino the adolescent"
    Anotha Level — A Question to Ask

Usage tips for "adolescent"

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