adolescent

noun

a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

adjective

in the state of development between puberty and maturity

displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

being of the age 13 through 19

relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent

Roots

alescoolesc- · Latin · grow

Synonyms for adolescent

teenagern juvenileadj striplingn youthn pubescentadj youngstern teenybopper immatureadj unfledgedadj

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Where does adolescent come from?

The word adolescent breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root olesc-, from Latin alesco (“grow”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.