young adult

American  

noun

1. a teenager (used especially by publishers and librarians).

2. a person in the early years of adulthood.

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Example Sentences

Charlie is the author of the young adult post-apocalyptic book series The Enemy, as well as the first five novels in the Young Bond series.

From BBC

St. Joseph’s isn’t the only New York City parish teeming with youngsters: The young adult ministries at “Old” St. Patrick’s Cathedral in SoHo and St. Vincent Ferrer’s on the Upper East Side are also drawing zoomers.

From The Wall Street Journal

How can it be that the over 50s, and pensioners in particular, are living through another collapse in economic confidence, and yet the young adult population is much more positive?

From BBC

It is difficult to say for sure whether Jellycat started the now-iconic Amuseable line, which was launched in 2018, to tap into the young adult market.

From BBC

How does your experience of coming out as a young adult under the spotlight parallel the fears Will feels in this fictional world populated by monsters?

From Los Angeles Times