"adolescent" meaning in English

See adolescent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌædəˈlɛsənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adolescent.wav [UK] Forms: adolescent [positive], more adolescent [comparative], most adolescent [superlative]
enPR: ăd'əlĕsʹənt Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is adolescent it is typical of adolescents.
    Sense id: simple-adolescent-en-adj-habX51rS

Noun

IPA: /ˌædəˈlɛsənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adolescent.wav [UK] Forms: adolescent [singular], adolescents [plural]
enPR: ăd'əlĕsʹənt Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An adolescent is a person or animal that is older than a child but younger than an adult.
    Sense id: simple-adolescent-en-noun-jozijRc2
  2. An adolescent is a person going through sexual maturation.
    Sense id: simple-adolescent-en-noun-bMXj3pKJ
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