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Adolescence

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adolescentnounA person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
teenagernounA person between thirteen and nineteen years old (inclusive).
teennounSynonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old (inclusive).
youngnoun(often as if a plural noun) Offspring, especially the immature offspring of animals.
youthnoun(uncountable) The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.
nonagenounThe state of being under legal age; minority, the fact of being a minor.
juvenilenounA person younger than the age of majority; a minor.
boyhoodnoun(countable) The childhood of a boy.
pubertynoun(more common) The process of sexual development that produces secondary sex characteristics and makes a person capable of reproducing sexually.
teenagenoun(obsolete, chiefly Kent dialect) Brushwood for fences and hedges.
adolescentenoun
adolescentsan American punk rock band formed in Fullerton, California in 1979.
juvenilesnounA person younger than the age of majority; a minor.
teenagers"Teenagers" is the fourth and final single and the eleventh track from My Chemical Romance's third studio album, The Black Parade.
teensnounThe time of life between thirteen and nineteen years old; the teenage years.
youngstersnounA young person.
youthsnoun(uncountable) The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.
teenagehoodnounThe state of being in one's teenage years (13 to 19).
teenhoodnounSynonym of teenagehood.
pubescencenounThe state of being in or reaching puberty.

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