young adult
Americannoun
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young adults
plural
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a teenager (used especially by publishers and librarians).
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a person in the early years of adulthood.
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Example Sentences
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"Constant checking, tracking or intervening may soothe the parent in the short term, but it can inadvertently communicate to the young adult: 'I am not sure you can cope without me.'"
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
There’s an alternate universe where Taylor Tomlinson is a young adult fantasy author holed up in a cabin miles from civilization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
“Political leaders at every level — local, state and federal — need to come up with one thing they could do to make it easier for a young adult to become and remain middle class.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
For instance, variants associated with extraversion in a young adult living in the Netherlands could also help predict extraversion in an older retired adult in the United States.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
They have a lot of my favorites in the thriller and young adult sections.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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