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young adult

noun

an age group including persons from about 12 years to about 18 years old: used as a reader category in libraries, book publishing, etc.

young adult Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • age: The service offers free confidential counseling and therapeutic support to children and young adults aged 5-18 years of age and their parents and carers.

Preposition: around

  • world: Every hour almost 300 children and young adults around the world are infected with HIV.

Adjective modifier

  • Many: Many young adults, who had lived in Wittenoom as children, have died from asbestos-related diseases in their 20s and 30s.

Preposition: with

  • disease: Nutritional status in adolescents and young adults with screen-detected celiac disease.

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