adolescent
adjective
growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful.
adolescents
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pluralof adolescent.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Most of these medications are only licensed for children or adolescents older than this, but some doctors prescribe them off-label, and drug companies are testing them in children as young as six.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Shelter and counseling can offer a lifeline to those vulnerable adolescents.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Young adolescents who turn to chatbots for companionship feel more lonely, a new study says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
To investigate, the team analyzed information from more than 2.1 million children and adolescents in Denmark.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
There were tiny babies with club feet, children who had paralyzed limbs from polio, adolescents dying from muscular dystrophy.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
