Adolescent Definition & Meaning
adolescent
- adjective
- relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; "adolescent problems"
- being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years"
- displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"
- in the state of development between puberty and maturity; "adolescent boys and girls"
- noun
- a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
"Adolescent" in song lyrics
See how adolescent is used in real songs:
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"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
Words that rhyme with adolescent
Usage tips for "adolescent"
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- What does adolescent mean?
- relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; "adolescent problems" being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years" displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" in the state of development between puberty and maturity; "adolescent boys and girls" a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
- What part of speech is adolescent?
- Adolescent is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does adolescent have?
- Adolescent has 5 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).