English

Etymology
First attested w:1482|1482, from MF. adolescent#French|adolescent, from L. adolescentem, accusative form of adolescens, present participle of adolescere, "become adult", "grow up", from ad-, to, + alescere, grow or "become nourished". The adjective first appeared in w:1785|1785.

Pronunciation
AHD|�d'�l�sʹ�nt, IPA|/�æd��l�s�nt/, SAMPA|/%{d@"lEs@nt/

Adjective
en-adj

1. Characteristic of, or relating to, or undergoing adolescence; immature.

Related terms
adolescence
adult

Translations

Finnish: t+|fi|nuori
French: t+|fr|adolescent
Greek: έ�ηβο� (efivos) m
mid
Portuguese: adolescente m and f
Slovene: mladoleten m, mladoletna f, mladoletno n
Telugu: ��మార (kaumaara)

Noun
en-noun

1. A teenager; a juvenile after puberty

Translations

Croatian: t-|hr|adolescent|m
Czech: dospívající m
Finnish: t+|fi|nuori
Japanese: �女 (sh�jo) f; �年 (sh�nen) m
mid
Portuguese: adolescente m and f
Slovene: mladoletnik m, mladoletnica f

Related terms
adolescence

Category:Age

French

Adjective
adolescent

1. adolescent#English|adolescent

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