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Noun
S:
(n)
adolescent
,
stripling
,
teenager
,
teen
(a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity)
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(n)
juvenile
,
juvenile person
(a young person, not fully developed)
S:
(n)
preteen
,
preteenager
(a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age))
"little league is intended for the preteens"
S:
(n)
adolescent
,
stripling
,
teenager
,
teen
(a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity)
S:
(n)
child
,
kid
,
youngster
,
minor
,
shaver
,
nipper
,
small fry
,
tiddler
,
tike
,
tyke
,
fry
,
nestling
(a young person of either sex)
"she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
S:
(n)
ingenue
(an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage))
S:
(n)
young person
,
youth
,
younker
,
spring chicken
(a young person (especially a young man or boy))
derivationally related form
Adjective
S:
(adj)
adolescent
(relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent)
"adolescent problems"
pertainym
derivationally related form
S:
(adj)
adolescent
,
teen
,
teenage
,
teenaged
(being of the age 13 through 19)
"teenage mothers"; "the teen years"
S:
(adj)
adolescent
,
jejune
,
juvenile
,
puerile
(displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity)
"adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"
S:
(adj)
adolescent
(in the state of development between puberty and maturity)
"adolescent boys and girls"
similar to
derivationally related form
antonym