adolescence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌædəˈlɛsəns/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌɛdəˈlesəns/ (New-Zealand)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌædəˈlesəns/ (Australia)
Etymology
From Middle English adolescence, from Old French adolescence, from Latin adolēscentia, from adolēscēns (“young”); see adolescent.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity, beginning at the onset of puberty and with an endpoint defined either legally (at the age of majority, such as 18 in many jurisdictions) or psychocognitively (at various ages, depending on individual experience).
Near-synonyms: teenagehood, teenhood, teenagerhood, teenagedom, teenagerdom, teendom
So lawyers started filing separate asylum requests for the children, arguing that reintegrating in countries they barely knew, after spending their childhood or adolescence in Belgium, would not only be impossible but would expose them to serious risks.
2020 August 5, Francesca Spinelli, “Meet David: born in France, raised in Belgium, facing removal to the DRC”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 05 Jan 2021:During adolescence, the body and mind go through many complex changes, some of which are difficult to deal with.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| adolescences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
childhood · seniorhood · elderhood · middle age · preteenhood · adulthood · young adulthood
Deriveds
postadolescence · middlescence · preadolescence
Relateds
Synonyms
teenagehood · teenagedom · teendom · teenagerhood · teenagerdom · teenhood · hog age
Translations (82)
uk мо́лодість (period between childhood and maturity) · sh adolescèncija (period between childhood and maturity) · id adolesens (period between childhood and maturity) · he גיל ההתבגרות (period between childhood and maturity) · cy adolesens (period between childhood and maturity) · dsb lěta njeplecnosći (period between childhood and maturity) · nb oppvekst (period between childhood and maturity) · tr büluğ (period between childhood and maturity) · io adoleco (period between childhood and maturity) · sl mladostništvo (period between childhood and maturity) · pl dojrzewanie (period between childhood and maturity) · kea mosindadi (period between childhood and maturity) · vi tuổi ô mai (period between childhood and maturity) · ko 청춘기 (period between childhood and maturity) · el εφηβεία (period between childhood and maturity) · ro adolescență (period between childhood and maturity) · pl adolescencja (period between childhood and maturity) · cmn 青少年 (period between childhood and maturity) · hy պատանեկություն (period between childhood and maturity) · ru о́трочество (period between childhood and maturity) · vi tuổi teen (period between childhood and maturity) · de Adoleszenz (period between childhood and maturity) · tr ilk gençlik (period between childhood and maturity) · be юна́цтва (period between childhood and maturity) · et noorukiiga (period between childhood and maturity) · da opvækst (period between childhood and maturity) · gd òige (period between childhood and maturity) · ru ю́ность (period between childhood and maturity) · tr ergenlik (period between childhood and maturity) · ca adolescència (period between childhood and maturity) · de Pubertät (period between childhood and maturity) · vi thanh thiếu niên (period between childhood and maturity) · ko 청년기 (period between childhood and maturity) · be маладо́сць (period between childhood and maturity) · vo tidaülatim (period between childhood and maturity) · hsb hepjelske (period between childhood and maturity) · kw lanketh (period between childhood and maturity) · cs dospívání (period between childhood and maturity) · ga ógántacht (period between childhood and maturity) · mk малоле́тство (period between childhood and maturity) · hsb flacowske (period between childhood and maturity) · eo plenkreskiĝeco (period between childhood and maturity) · pl młodość (period between childhood and maturity) · uk ю́ність (period between childhood and maturity) · grc ἥβη (period between childhood and maturity) · fi murrosikä (period between childhood and maturity) · mi taiohinga (period between childhood and maturity) · te కౌమారము (period between childhood and maturity) · cy llencyndod (period between childhood and maturity) · fi nuoruus (period between childhood and maturity) · mi taitamarikitanga (period between childhood and maturity) · hsb pubertetnosć (period between childhood and maturity) · fr adolescence (period between childhood and maturity) · grc ἐφηβεία (period between childhood and maturity) · nan-hbl siàu-liân-kî (period between childhood and maturity) · dsb adolescenca (period between childhood and maturity) · nn oppvokster (period between childhood and maturity) · de Flegeljahre (period between childhood and maturity) · pt adolescência (period between childhood and maturity) · hsb puberta (period between childhood and maturity) · vi tuổi thần tiên (period between childhood and maturity) · eo adolesko (period between childhood and maturity) · ja 青年期 (period between childhood and maturity) · ru мо́лодость (period between childhood and maturity) · dsb pubertetnosć (period between childhood and maturity) · hsb adolescenca (period between childhood and maturity) · it adolescenza (period between childhood and maturity) · hsb wóslace lěta (period between childhood and maturity) · sk dospievanie (period between childhood and maturity) · ga óige (period between childhood and maturity) · hu kamaszkor (period between childhood and maturity) · dsb lapsojske lěta (period between childhood and maturity) · sh адолесцѐнција (period between childhood and maturity) · nn oppvekst (period between childhood and maturity) · es adolescencia (period between childhood and maturity) · ar مُرَاهَقَة (period between childhood and maturity) · ast adolescencia (period between childhood and maturity) · fi nuoruusikä (period between childhood and maturity) · gl adolescencia (period between childhood and maturity) · bg юношество (period between childhood and maturity) · hsb ćelace (period between childhood and maturity) · de Flegelalter (period between childhood and maturity)