Adolescent Definition
Characteristic of, or relating to, or undergoing adolescence; immature.
Other Word Forms of Adolescent
Noun
Origin of Adolescent
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First attested 1482, from Middle French adolescent, from Latin adolescentem, accusative form of adolescens, present participle of adolescere (“to become adult, grow up”), from ad- (“to”) + alescere (“to grow or become nourished”). The adjective first appeared in 1785.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French from Latin adolēscēns adolēscent- present participle of adolēscere to grow up ad- ad- alēscere to grow inchoative of alere to nourish al-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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