adolescent
A person who is in adolescenceA person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
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» Adolescents often quarrel with their parents.
Jugendliche streiten oft mit ihren Eltern. — Zaghawa
Подростки часто спорят со своими родителями. — sharptoothed
Подростки часто ссорятся со своими родителями. — sharptoothed
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1 sensesA person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
Jugendliche
подро́стокpodróstok, ю́ношаjúnoša, де́вушкаdévuška
підлі́токpidlítok
- a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
Examples
30 sentencesAdolescents often quarrel with their parents.
ruПодростки часто спорят со своими родителями. — sharptoothed
deJugendliche streiten oft mit ihren Eltern. — Zaghawa
The audience were mostly adolescents.
I can't understand the psychology of adolescents.
deIch verstehe nicht, was bei Heranwachsenden psychisch vor sich geht. — Tamy
Sami saw adolescent young girls as prey.
One in five adolescent polar bears dies.
Translations
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Origin
First attested ?1440, from Middle English adolescent, from Middle French adolescent or dirFirst attested ?1440, from Middle English adolescent, from Middle French adolescent or directly from Latin adolescentem, accusative form of adolescens, present participle of adolēscere (“to become adult, grow up”), from ad- (“to”) + alēscere (“to grow or become nourished”). The adjective first appeared in 1785.
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Forms
plural: adolescents| Singular | adolescent |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsSee also
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