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ad·o·les·cent

adolescent

 
 
pronunciation:
ae d le snt
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part of speech: noun
definition: An adolescent is a person who is in the process of changing from a child into an adult. When we think of an adolescent, we usually think of a teenager or someone in their early twenties.
Maya was shy when she was an adolescent, but she is much more outgoing as an adult.
similar words:
kid, minor, teen, teenager, youth
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