adolescence
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adolescence
- /ˌædəˈlɛsəns/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˌædəˈlesəns/ Australia
- /ˌɛdəˈlesəns/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Middle English adolescence, from Old French adolescence, from Latin adolēscentia, from adolēscēns (“young”); see adolescent.
noun adolescences
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The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity, beginning at the onset of puberty and with an endpoint defined either legally (at the age of majority, such as 18 in many jurisdictions) or psychocognitively (at various ages, depending on individual experience).
Near-synonyms: teenagehood, teenhood, teenagerhood, teenagedom, teenagerdom, teendom
Similar: hog age, teenagehood, teenhood, teenagerhood, teenagedom, teenagerdom, teendom
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: adolescent, teenager, teen, young, youth, nonage, juvenile, boyhood, puberty, teenage, adolescente, adolescents, juveniles, teenagers, teens, youngsters
Translations
Every language
noun period between childhood and maturity
| Español | adolescencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 청년기 cheongnyeon'gi, 청춘기 cheongchun'gi |
| 日本語 | 青年期 seinenki |
| 中文 | 青少年 qīngshàonián |
| Português | adolescência |
| Français | adolescence |
| Deutsch | Adoleszenz, Pubertät, Flegeljahre, Flegelalter |
| Italiano | adolescenza |
| Ελληνικά | εφηβεία efiveía |
| Română | adolescență |
| Русский | ю́ность júnostʹ, мо́лодость mólodostʹ, о́трочество ótročestvo |
| Tiếng Việt | thanh thiếu niên, tuổi thần tiên, tuổi ô mai, tuổi teen |
| العربية | مُرَاهَقَة murāhaqa |
| עברית | גיל ההתבגרות gil ha'hitbagrut |
Talk about this word "adolescence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adolescence. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. adolescence. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adolescence "adolescence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adolescence.Cite this
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title = {adolescence},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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