adolescent
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adolescent
- /ˌæd.əˈlɛs.ənt/
Where it comes from
First 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.
adjective more adolescent · most adolescent
- Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult. Schools, unless discipline were doubly strong, / Detain their adolescent charge too long.
noun adolescents
- A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult. It may be wartime, but Miss Adolescent wants her fun!
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: teenaged, teenager, teen, young, juvenile, stripling, puerile, jejune, immature, teenage, adolescence, youthful, youth, underage, underaged, boy
Translations
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adj characteristic of adolescence
| Español | adolescente |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 思春期の shishunkino |
| हिन्दी | किशोर kiśor, किशोरी kiśorī |
| Português | adolescente |
| Français | adolescent |
| Deutsch | heranwachsend, jugendlich, jung, adoleszent, pubertär |
| Italiano | adolescente |
| Ελληνικά | έφηβος éfivos |
| Română | adolescent |
| Русский | подростко́вый podrostkóvyj, ю́ношеский júnošeskij |
noun a teenager
| Español | adolescente, muchacho, muchacha, chico, chica |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 10대 10dae, 청소년 cheongsonyeon |
| 日本語 | 青春 seishun, 少年 shōnen, 少女 shōjo |
| 中文 | 青少年 qīngshàonián, 少年 shàonián, 姑娘 gūniang |
| हिन्दी | किशोर kiśor, किशोरी kiśorī |
| Português | adolescente, rapaz, rapariga, moço, moça |
| Deutsch | Jugendliche |
| Italiano | adolescente |
| Română | adolescent, adolescentă |
| Русский | подро́сток podróstok, ю́ноша júnoša, де́вушка dévuška |
| العربية | فَتًى fatan, فَتَاة fatāh |
| עברית | נַעַר ná'ar, מִתְבַּגֵּר mitbaggér |
Talk about this word "adolescent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adolescent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. adolescent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adolescent "adolescent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adolescent.Cite this
@misc{adolescent_2026,
title = {adolescent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adolescent},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
