The state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; youth, or the period of life between puberty and maturity, generally considered to be, in the male sex, from fourteen to twenty-one. Sometimes used with reference to the lower animals.
n.: The stage between puberty and adultery.
The period between the onset of puberty and the attainment of adulthood. Determined by cultural factors that define behavior expected of the adolescent, and in the length of time spent in this period.
Developmental transition between childhood and adulthood entailing major physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes.
The years between puberty and adulthood (usually the teenage years).
The transitional period in human development between puberty and adulthood.
Period of growth and development from puberty to maturity.
Stage of growth and development ranging from about 11 or 12 years old to 17 or 18 years old in which major physiologic, cognitive, and behavioral changes take place. According to some theorists, important developmental tasks need to be accomplished (e.g., developing an identity, becoming independent, etc.).
the stage of development between childhood and adulthood. alternatives – option, or one way to solve a problem.
the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood
The teenage years; the physical and mental transition from child to adult (see puberty).
The stage of development that occurs during puberty.
The period of transition from childhood to adulthood, describing both the development to sexual maturity and to psychological and relative economic independence. The World Health Organization uses the 10-19 year age range to define adolescence, with further divisions for early adolescence: 10-14 years, and late adolescence: 15-19 years.
The period from the onset of puberty until the beginning of adulthood.
Adolescence is the period of transition between puberty and adulthood. Adolescence is roughly considered to be the period between 12 and 19 years of age. It refers to the time between the beginning of sexual maturation (puberty) and adulthood. During this period, adolescents are expected to become capable of adult behaviour and response, and autonomous decision-making. Adolescents experience not only physical growth and change but also emotional, psychological, social and mental change and growth.
the time of life between puberty and maturity; youth.
a period of life in which the biological and psychosocial transition from childhood to adulthood occurs.
the period of time in a person's life beginning with the onset of puberty and ending with the full acceptance of adult responsibility. In years, that could be anywhere from age 10 on the low end to about age 25 on the other end.
The period of life from puberty to adulthood when a young person "grows up."
in human life, the period between the awakening of one's fertility ( puberty) and physical maturity or adulthood.
the psychosocial transition from childhood to adulthood, and is linked to the physical transformation of puberty. It is a highly variable and culturally-defined developmental process.
The teenage years, when the child is becoming an adult physically and mentally.
the stage of life between puberty and adulthood
Period between 10-18 years of age when children are growing into adulthood.
the period of physical and psychological development from the onset of puberty to maturity.
the period between when a young person leaves childhood, around the age of puberty, and grows up enough to accept young adult responsibilities for independence, eight to twelve years later
the stage of growth from 12 to 18 years.
Adolescence (Latin adolescentia, from adolescere, to grow up) is the period of psychological, social, and physical transition between childhood and adulthood (gender-specific, manhood or womanhood). In common usage in western, English language countries, "adolescent" and "teenager" may be considered synonyms (though it should be noted that the term 'teenager' is an artifact of the English counting system, not something that occurs in most languages), though the exact endpoints of each category don't always coincide depending on the definition of "adolescent" being used. Adolescence is the transitional stage of human development in which a juvenile matures into an adult.