young adult en · NOUN
Meanings
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(attributive, often) A person who has achieved the age of majority but whose character and personality are still developing as they gain experience.
Near-synonyms: AYA; emerging adult
Young adult actress Annie Jay wrote a book called Stars in Your Eyes, Feet on the Ground giving career advice for young adult actors.
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(attributive, capitalized, often, sometimes) An adolescent; a genre of writing aimed primarily at this readership.
Emily said to shelve these books in Young Adult and to make a table display with some of them.
My favorite young adult writer, Jen Derbyshire, just published her 50th paperback novel, the latest in an adventure series spanning fifteen years.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| young adults | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
kid · adolescent · middle-ager · teenager · older adult
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Synonyms
YA · emerging adult · AYA · YA
Translations (4)
pl młody dorosły (person who has achieved the age of majority but whose character and personality are still developing as they gain experience) · nl jongvolwassene (person who has achieved the age of majority but whose character and personality are still developing as they gain experience) · fr jeune adulte (person who has achieved the age of majority but whose character and personality are still developing as they gain experience) · fi nuori aikuinen (person who has achieved the age of majority but whose character and personality are still developing as they gain experience)