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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My first reaction to the trailer for “Children of Blood and Bone,” Paramount’s lush adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi’s bestselling 2018 young adult novel, was that I buzzed with excitement.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
Romer grew up in a trailer park in New York but moved to Lafayette, La., as a young adult with her partner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
But the more important conclusion is that your needs were not met as a child, nor as a young adult adjusting to a new life with a disability.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
"My ex-husband was a huge part of my formative years as a young adult," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
“The ones back there are children’s and young adult books. Fiction, nonfiction, novels and poetry, comics and graphic novels. Anything that I think you folks might enjoy.”
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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