A young person who has begun puberty but has not yet become an adult. During adolescence a child experiences physical and hormonal changes that mark the transition into adulthood. Adolescents are gene [..]

Any person under the age of 18 years of age

1785, from Latin adolescentem (nominative adolescens) "growing, near maturity, youthful," present participle of adolescere "grow up, come to maturity, ripen" (see adolescent (n.)).

mid-15c., "youth, young man," from Middle French adolescent (15c.) or directly from Latin adolescentem (nominative adolescens) "growing, near maturity, youthful," present participl [..]

a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; "adolescent problems" being of the age 13 through 19; &amp [..]

the advancement of cognitive undertaking in youths and teens as they grow- physically, mentally, and culturally.

adolescent (pop)

A person in the stage of adolescence, which is the developmental stage that occurs from puberty to maturity, lasting from about ages 12 to 18.

(n) a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity(adj) relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent(adj) being of the age 13 through 19(adj) displaying or suggesting a lack of matu [..]

A Person 13 to 18 years of age.

Adolescent hospitalized for short term care.

An Adolescent who is receiving long-term in-Patient services or who resides in an institutional setting.

A person 13 to 18 years of age.

Adolescent hospitalized for short term care.

An adolescent who is receiving long-term in-patient services or who resides in an institutional setting.

<paediatrics> An individual during the period of adolescence. (18 Nov 1997)

Adolescent hospitalised for short term care. (12 Dec 1998)

Adolescent placed in institutions on a long term basis. (12 Dec 1998)

Characteristic of, or relating to, or undergoing adolescence; immature. * Cowper *: Schools, unless discipline were doubly strong, / Detain their adolescent charge too long.