adolescent meaning and definition

ADOLESCENT noun

Definition of adolescent (noun)

1. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
   • synonyms: stripling, teen, teenager

ADOLESCENT adjective

Definition of adolescent (adjective)

1. relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent
   • "adolescent problems"
2. being of the age 13 through 19
   • "teenage mothers"; "the teen years"
   • synonyms: teen, teenage, teenaged
3. displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
   • "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"
   • synonyms: jejune, juvenile, puerile
4. in the state of development between puberty and maturity
   • "adolescent boys and girls"