adolescent (noun)

  • 81chebab — noun a Palestinian juvenile 10 15 years old who fights against the Israelis • Regions: ↑Palestine, ↑Canaan, ↑Holy Land, ↑Promised Land • Hypernyms: ↑adolescent, ↑stripling, ↑teenager, ↑ …

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  • 82infatuation — noun 1. a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration (Freq. 2) • Derivationally related forms: ↑infatuate • Hypernyms: ↑passion, ↑passionateness 2. temporary love of an adolescent • Syn: ↑ …

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  • 83juvenile person — noun a young person, not fully developed • Syn: ↑juvenile • Ant: ↑adult (for: ↑juvenile) • Derivationally related forms: ↑juvenile (for: ↑ …

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  • 84pachuco — noun a Mexican American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes • Hypernyms: ↑adolescent, ↑stripling, ↑teenager, ↑teen …

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  • 85punk rocker — noun a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture • Syn: ↑punk • Hypernyms: ↑adolescent, ↑stripling, ↑teenager, ↑teen • Member Holonyms: ↑ …

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  • 86willful neglect — noun a tendency to be negligent and uncaring he inherited his delinquency from his father his derelictions were not really intended as crimes his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities • Syn: ↑delinquency,… …

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  • 87young buck — noun a teenager or a young adult male • Syn: ↑young man • Hypernyms: ↑adolescent, ↑stripling, ↑teenager, ↑teen, ↑man, ↑adult male …

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  • 88young man — noun 1. a teenager or a young adult male (Freq. 14) • Syn: ↑young buck • Hypernyms: ↑adolescent, ↑stripling, ↑teenager, ↑teen, ↑man, ↑adult male …

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  • 89vision quest — noun : a solitary vigil by an adolescent American Indian boy to seek spiritual power and learn through a vision the identity of his usually animal or bird guardian spirit …

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  • 90status offender — noun : a young offender (as a runaway or a truant) who is under the jurisdiction of a court for repeated offenses that are not crimes * * * status offender, U.S. a child or adolescent placed under jurisdiction of a court because of incorrigible… …

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