adolescent

/ˌædəlˈɛsənt/

/ˌædəˈɫɛsənt/, /ˌædoʊˈɫɛsənt/

Adolescent

a young person who is in the process of becoming an adult

synonyms : stripling

adolescent

relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent

in the state of development between puberty and maturity

displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

synonyms : jejune

being of the age 13 through 19

synonyms : teen

Examples

1. Kids, adolescents have baseline lower levels of dopamine than little kids or adults.

2. Kids, adolescents have baseline lower levels of dopamine than little kids or adults.

3. Adolescents are natural philosophers.

4. Adolescents are children.