adolescence

adolescence

the period between puberty and adulthood, usually considered the teen years

Not to be confused with:

adolescents – youths, teenagers, minors

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ad·o·les·cence

 (ăd′l-ĕs′əns)

n.

1. The period of physical and psychological development from the onset of puberty to adulthood.

2. A similar period in nonhuman animals, ending at sexual maturity.

3. A transitional period of development between an initial or early phase and an established or mature phase: the adolescence of a nation.

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adolescence

(ˌædəˈlɛsəns)

n

the period in human development that occurs between the beginning of puberty and adulthood

[C15: via Old French from Latin adolēscentia, from adolēscere to grow up, from alēscere to grow, from alēre to feed, nourish]

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ad•o•les•cence

(ˌæd lˈɛs əns)

n.

1. the transitional period between puberty and adulthood in human development, terminating legally when the age of majority is reached; youth.

2. the process or state of growing to maturity.

3. a period or stage of development, as of a society, preceding maturity.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	adolescence - the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state genital phase, genital stage - (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity youth - the time of life between childhood and maturity puberty, pubescence - the time of life when sex glands become functional
	2.	adolescence - in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood immatureness, immaturity - not having reached maturity

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adolescence

noun teens, youth, minority, boyhood, girlhood, juvenescence Some young people suddenly become tongue-tied in early adolescence.

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adolescence

noun

The time of life between childhood and maturity:

greenness, juvenescence, juvenility, puberty, salad days, spring, youth, youthfulness.

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Translations

سِنُّ الـمُراهَقَةمُرَاهَقَه، سِنّ المُرَاهَقَه

dospívání

pubertetteenageårungdom

JugendJugendalterPubertätAdoleszenz

εφηβεία

plenkreskiĝeco

adolescenciajuventud

murrosikänuoruusikä

adolescence

גיל ההתבגרות

adolescencija

gelgjuskeiî

adolescenzaadolescente

思春期青年期

사춘기

puberteit

pubertetungdom

wiek dojrzewania

adolescência

юность

dospievanie

adolescenca

ungdom

ช่วงวัยรุ่น

ergenlikergenlik çağı

tuổi thiếu niên

青春期

adolescence

[ˌædəʊˈlesns] N → adolescencia f

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adolescence

[ˌædəˈlɛs^əns] n → adolescence f

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adolescence

n → Jugend f; (= puberty) → Pubertät f, → Adoleszenz f (form); the problems of adolescence → Pubertätsprobleme pl; in his late adolescence → in seiner späteren Jugend

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adolescence

[ˌædəʊˈlɛsns] n → adolescenza

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adolescent

(ӕdəˈlesnt) adjective

in the stage between childhood and adulthood. adolessentig مُرَاهِق юношески adolescente mladistvý jugendlich halvvoksen; ung; teenage-; pubertets- εφηβικόςadolescente noorukieas, teismeeas بالغ nuori adolescent מִתְבָּגֵר किशोर adolescentan serdülő remaja tánings-, unglings- adolescente 青年期の 청춘의, 젊은 paaugliškas, paaugęs pusaudžu-; pusaugu- remaja in de puberteit tenårings-, ungdoms-młodociany ځوان adolescente adoles­cent подростковый mladistvý mladosten, mladostniški pubertetski ung, tonårs-, tonårig ซึ่งยังเยาว์วัย yeni yetme 青春期的 юний; юнацький نو بلوغت ، عنفوانِ شباب vị thành niên 青春期的

noun

a person at this stage of life. Adolescents often quarrel with their parents. adolessent المُرَاهِق юноша adolescente adolescent, dospívající člověk der/die Jugendliche(r) teenager; ungt menneske; halvvoksen έφηβοςadolescente nooruk, teismeline نوجوان nuori adolescent/-ente מִתְבָּגֵר किशोर adolescent serdülő anak remaja táningur adolescente 青年期の人 청년 paauglys pusaudzis anak remaja pubertenåring, ungdommłodociany, osobnik w wieku dojrzewania تنکی ځوان adolescente ado­lescent подросток dospievajúci mladostnik pubertetlija ung människa, tonåring วัยรุ่น ergen 青少年 юнак, дівчина; підліток نو بالغ trẻ vị thành niên 青少年

ˌadoˈlescence noun

adolessensie مُرَاهَقَه، سِنّ المُرَاهَقَه юношество adolescência dospívání die Jugend; die Pubertät ungdom; pubertet; teenageår εφηβείαadolescencia noorukiiga, teismeiga, puberteet نوجوانی nuoruus adolescence גִיל הַהִתְבַּגְרוּת किशोरावस्था adolescencija serdülőkor masa remaja gelgjuskeið adolescenza 青年期 청년기 paauglystė pusaudža gadi keremajaan puberteitungdom, oppvekstwiek dojrzewania نوی ځوانی adolescência adolescenţă отрочество dospievanie adolescenca pubertet ungdomstid, adolescens ช่วงวัยรุ่น; ขั้นกลางของการพัฒนา ergenlik çağı 青春期 юність, юнацтво اٹھتا جوبن ، آغازِ جوانی thời kỳ vị thành niên 青春期

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adolescence

→ سِنُّ الـمُراهَقَة dospívání pubertet Jugendalter εφηβεία adolescencia murrosikä adolescence adolescencija adolescenza 思春期 사춘기 puberteit pubertet wiek dojrzewania adolescência юность ungdom ช่วงวัยรุ่น ergenlik tuổi thiếu niên 青春期

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ad·o·les·cence

n. adolescencia, pubertad.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

adolescence

n adolescencia

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