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
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Noun
(plural young adults)
- A person who has achieved sexual maturity but whose character and personality are still developing as they gain experience
Usage notes
- This is a nebulous concept and no fixed ages can be sensibly assigned to the term.
- However . . .
- in psychology, an age-range of 18 to 40 is sometimes quoted.
- in publishing, young-adult fiction is aimed at adolescents with an age-range of 12 to 18.
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Sentence Examples
- Fanatical Twilight followers, referred to as "Twi-hards," have a seemingly insatiable appetite for all things having to do with the young-adult vampire romance.