ADOLESCENT


Meaning of ADOLESCENT in English

■ adjective in the process of developing from a child into an adult.

■ noun an ~ boy or girl.

Derivatives

adolescence noun

Origin

ME: via Fr. from L. ~- , adolescere , from ad- 'to' + alescere 'grow, grow up'.

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