What does adolescent mean?

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Answer 1

Young and youthful person near to reaching adulthood.

Answer 2

Adolescent: a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity or adulthood... =teen/teenage/ juvenile..

Answer 3

"ad·o·les·cent    /ˌædlˈɛsənt/

–adjective

1. growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful.

2. having the characteristics of adolescence or of an adolescent.

–noun

3. an adolescent person.

[Origin: 1475–85; < L adoléscent- (s. of adoléscéns growing up, prp. of adoléscere), equiv. to adol(é)- (see adult) + -ésc- -esce + -ent- -ent] "

Answer 4

People usually use it to refer to teenagers... "pre-adult" years I think

Answer 5

Dictionary: adolescence

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

A transitional period of development between youth and maturity: the adolescence of a nation.

World of the Body: adolescence

The period of transition from childhood to adulthood. Although sometimes described as beginning in parallel with fertility or puberty and ending with maturity and independence, adolescence has a very variable and imprecise duration. The onset of adolescence cannot be pinpointed in physiological terms, although it is influenced by the same s*x hormones and refers to the same general period as physical sexual development. It represents a complex and sometimes disturbing psychological transition, accompanying the requirement for the accepted social behaviour of the particular adult culture.

Food and Fitness: adolescence

Adolescence, the period between childhood and adulthood, begins after secondary sexual characteristics (e.g. pubic hair) appear and continues until sexual maturity is complete. It is a period during which bones are still growing and there is a high risk of skeletal injuries. Rapid physical changes are accompanied by important psychological changes relating particularly to the way the adolescent perceives himself or herself. This can be a turbulent time. Parents and others, especially sports coaches and teachers, who work with adolescents must be very sensitive to both the physical and the psychological changes taking place during this period. It is unwise for adolescents to take part in exercises which put undue strain on the growth regions of their bones. This is one reason why they are usually excluded from taking part in long-distance running events, such as marathons.

Dental Dictionary: adolescence

n

The period of human development between the onset of puberty and adulthood. This period is generally marked by the appearance of secondary s*x characteristics, usually from 11 to 13 years of age, and spans the teen years.

Children's Health Encyclopedia: Adolescence

Definition

Sometimes referred to as teenage years, youth, or puberty, adolescence is the transitional period between childhood and maturity, occurring roughly between the ages of 10 and 20.

Description

The word adolescence is Latin in origin, derived from the verb adolescere, which means "to grow into adulthood." Adolescence is a time of moving from the immaturity of childhood into the maturity of adulthood. There is no single event or boundary line that denotes the end of childhood or the beginning of adolescence. Rather, experts think of the passage from childhood into and through adolescence as composed of a set of transitions that unfold gradually and that touch upon many aspects of the individual's behavior, development, and relationships. These transitions are biological, cognitive, social, and emotional.

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