adolescence

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noun

1. the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood (Freq. 3)
• Derivationally related forms:
adolescent, adolesce
• Hypernyms:
time of life
• Part Holonyms:
youth
• Part Meronyms:
genital stage, genital phase, puberty, pubescence
2. in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood
• Derivationally related forms:
adolescent, adolesce
• Hypernyms:
immaturity, immatureness