young adult
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young adult
noun young adults
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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.
Near-synonyms: AYA; emerging adult
Similar: YA, AYA, emerging adult
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An adolescent; a genre of writing aimed primarily at this readership.
My favorite young adult writer, Jen Derbyshire, just published her 50th paperback novel, the latest in an adventure series spanning fifteen years.
Similar: YA
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noun person who has achieved the age of majority but whose character and personality are still developing as they gain experience
| Français | jeune adulte |
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Talk about this word "young adult." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/young%20adult. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. young adult. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/young%20adult "young adult." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/young%20adult.Cite this
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title = {young adult},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/young%20adult},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
