adolescent
adjective/ˌædəˈlɛsənt/
Frequency rank: #6,954 most common English word
Meaning
A young person developing from a child into an adult; a teenager.
Example sentence
During the adolescent years, many teenagers experience rapid physical and emotional changes.
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