Definitions of adolescent:
- noun: a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
- adjective: in the state of development between puberty and maturity
Example: "Adolescent boys and girls"
- adjective: displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
Example: "Adolescent insecurity"
- adjective: being of the age 13 through 19
- adjective: relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent
Example: "Adolescent problems"