emerging adult

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emerging adult

noun emerging adults

attributive, often In some conceptions of human life phases, a member of the subset of adults who, although postadolescent (having passed the age of majority), retain some aspects of mental or emotional immaturity. Near-synonym: young adult
Similar: young adult

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@misc{emerging_adult_2026,
  title = {emerging adult},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/emerging%20adult},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}