adolescent (noun)
11adolescent — [15] The original notion lying behind both adolescent and adult is of ‘nourishment’. The Latin verb alere meant ‘nourish’ (alimentary and alimony come from it, and it is related to old). A derivative of this, denoting the beginning of an action,… …
12adolescent — I. noun Etymology: French, from Latin adolescent , adolescens, present participle of adolescere to grow up more at adult Date: 15th century one that is in the state of adolescence II. adjective Date: 1785 1. of, relating to, or being in… …
13adolescent — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ young ▪ pimply (AmE), spotty (BrE) ▪ awkward ▪ disturbed, troubled {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} …
14adolescent — [ˌædəˈles(ə)nt] noun [C] a young teenager who is changing from being a child into being an adult adolescent adj …
15adolescent — 1. adjective /ˌædəˈlɛsənt/ Characteristic of, or relating to, or undergoing adolescence; immature. See Also: adolescence, adult 2. noun /ˌædəˈlɛsənt/ A teenager; a juvenile after …
16adolescent — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. teenage, pubescent, juvenile, youthful, young, growing, underage, half grown, in one s teens, immature, unsettled, callow, puerile, sophomoric, sweet sixteen*; see also young 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at young . n. Syn …
17adolescent — 1. noun Syn: teenager, youth, juvenile; informal teen, teeny bopper 2. adjective Syn: teenage, young, immature, childish, juvenile, infantile, puerile; informal teen Ant: mature …
18bobbysoxer — noun an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑bobby socker • Hypernyms: ↑lass, ↑lassie, ↑young girl, ↑jeune fille * * * /bob ee sok seuhr/, n. an adolescent g …
19fantasy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mere, pure, sheer, total ▪ Most of what they told us was pure fantasy. ▪ ultimate ▪ the ultimate human fantasy: being able to fly …
20adolescence — adolescent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in the process of developing from a child into an adult. ► NOUN ▪ an adolescent boy or girl. DERIVATIVES adolescence noun. ORIGIN from Latin adolescere come to maturity …
