adolescent

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Pronunciation

• enPR: ăd'əlĕsʹənt, IPA: /ˌædəˈlɛsənt/

Adjective

adolescent

1. Of, relating to, or undergoing adolescence; immature. -n An adolescent boy or girl : TEEN-AGER.

   • Schools, unless discipline were doubly strong, / Detain their adolescent charge too long.

Translations

• French: adolescent
• Portuguese: adolescente
• Russian: подростко́вый
• Spanish: adolescente

Noun

adolescent (plural adolescents)

1. A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.

Translations

• German: Jugendliche
• Portuguese: adolescente, rapaz, rapariga, moço, moça
• Russian: подро́сток
• Spanish: adolescente, muchacho, muchacha, chico, chica

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