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The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.
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A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
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Alternative form of adultescent [An adult who continues to participate in and enjoy youth culture.]
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A third culture kid who has grown into adulthood.
adj
Of or suitable for an adult.
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(informal, chiefly in the negative) To be new, naive, innocent, inexperienced, or easily deceived.
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Of or pertaining to a person's journey from childhood or adolescence to adulthood.
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(childish) A nonexistent letter of the alphabet which some children think comes between k and p.
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(informal) Of about fifteen years of age.
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The property of being fifteen.
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(informal) Of about fourteen years of age.
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(simile, of someone's appearance) Very fresh; well-rested.
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Relating to older people.
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emotional or social problems associated with adolescence
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The state of becoming young or juvenile.
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The retention, by adults in a species, of traits previously seen only in juveniles.
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(informal, marketing, sociology) An adult who participates in youth culture and activities traditionally intended for children.
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Alternative form of middle youth [A period in life where one can no longer be described as young, but does not (wish to) consider oneself middle-aged.]
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A period in life where one can no longer be described as young, but does not (wish to) consider oneself middle-aged.
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(literature, often attributive) A genre of fiction intended to be marketed to people ages 18 to 30, focusing on issues such as leaving home, developing sexuality, and negotiating education and career choices.
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Around the time of adolescence.
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The period of life following adolescence.
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One who has grown out of adolescence.
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A child who has not yet reached puberty.
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One who is not yet an adult.
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Younger than teenage; often specifically of an age shortly before the teens, such as 10-12.
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The state of being a preteen.
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The state of being in or reaching puberty.
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(US) A period of adolescence for some members of the Amish that begins around the age of 14–16 and ends when a youth chooses baptism within the Amish church or instead leaves the community.
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A period of inexperienced youthful innocence accompanied by enthusiasm and idealism.
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A person younger than a teenager, a child younger than thirteen years old.
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(US, colloquial) A girl's seventeenth birthday, or seventeenth-birthday party. It is often used to mitigate a failed sweet sixteen birthday.
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Of or having to do with teenagers; teenage
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aged between thirteen and nineteen inclusive; teenage
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The quality of being or being like a teenager.
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The state of being a teenager.
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(slang) The slang used by teenagers.
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The condition of being a teenager.
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(informal) Characteristic of teenagers; adolescent; immature.
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Characteristic of a teenager.
adj
(informal) Characteristic of teenagers.
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(informal) Characteristic of teenagers.
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adolescence; the state of being a teenager
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Resembling or characteristic of a teenager.
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(derogatory or humorous) Communication by adolescents viewed as slangy, awkward, or immature.
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Characteristic of, or appealing to, teenyboppers.
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(informal) A developmental stage in toddlers, normally occurring around the age of two, involving refusals and temper tantrums.
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(countable) The period of one's life in which one is a toddler (“a young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it, typically between one and three years old”).
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(informal) Of about twenty years of age.
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(obsolete) Being in second childhood.
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A person who is underage.
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At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.
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A person who has achieved the age of majority but whose character and personality are still developing as they gain experience.
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(demography) A demographic pattern where a high proportion of the population (of a country etc.) consists of children and young adults (usually between around 15 to 25 years of age).
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The style of language used by young people, incorporating modern slang etc.
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