"young adult" meaning in All languages combined

See young adult on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more young adult [comparative], most young adult [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} young adult (comparative more young adult, superlative most young adult)
  1. (publishing) Pertaining to young adult writing. Categories (topical): Publishing
    Sense id: en-young_adult-en-adj-wTVkfwjb Topics: media, publishing

Noun [English]

Forms: young adults [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} young adult (plural young adults)
  1. A person who has achieved the age of majority but whose character and personality are still developing as they gain experience. Translations (person who has achieved the age of majority but whose character and personality are still developing as they gain experience): jongvolwassene [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), nuori aikuinen (Finnish), jeune adulte [masculine] (French), młody dorosły [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-young_adult-en-noun-u-2YYKZT Disambiguation of 'person who has achieved the age of majority but whose character and personality are still developing as they gain experience': 96 4
  2. (publishing) An adolescent; a reader of young adult writing (YA). Categories (topical): Publishing, People Related terms: young man, young lady
    Sense id: en-young_adult-en-noun-BnvsPElm Disambiguation of People: 0 40 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 39 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 20 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 20 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 12 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 17 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 20 72 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 15 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 21 70 Topics: media, publishing

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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