post-adolescent
adjective[before noun]
(alsopostadolescent)uk/ˌpəʊst.æd.əˈles.ənt/us/ˌpoʊst.æd.əˈles.ənt/post-adolescentadjective[before noun](YOUNG ADULT)
oftendisapproving
used fordescribingyoungadultswho maybehaveas if they have notyetfullydevelopedintoadults:
They were abunchof fame-struck post-adolescentwannabes.
His post-adolescentpeergroupbelievedthemselves to beintellectuals.
relatingto theperiodsoonafter someonebecomesanadult, when they maybehaveas if they have notyetfullydevelopedinto anadult:
He says that heworkedthrough a lot of his post-adolescentangston the firstalbum.
Theresearchfocusedon postadolescenttransitionfrom highschoolintohighereducationandadultlife.
Physically and mentally mature & immature
- adult
- adulting
- ageing
- an old/a wise head on young shouldersidiom
- babyish
- childish
- grown up
- immature
- immaturity
- infantile
- juvenile
- mature
- maturity
- overgrown
- petulance
- petulant
- petulantly
- puerility
- sophomoric
- young at heartidiom
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post-adolescentadjective[before noun](ANY ADULT)
medical,social sciencespecialized
used fordescribingpeoplewho areadultsratherthanchildren:
Celluliteappearsin 90% of post-adolescent women.
medical,social sciencespecialized
relatingto anyperiodafter someonebecomesanadult:
Post-adolescentacnemay be "persistentacne" (continuingfromadolescence) or "late-onsetacne".
Very fewstudiescomparethehealthoftwinswho wereraisedtogether, but whodifferintheirpostadolescentsocioeconomicposition.
Physically and mentally mature & immature
- adult
- adulting
- ageing
- an old/a wise head on young shouldersidiom
- babyish
- childish
- grown up
- immature
- immaturity
- infantile
- juvenile
- mature
- maturity
- overgrown
- petulance
- petulant
- petulantly
- puerility
- sophomoric
- young at heartidiom
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
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post-adolescent
noun[C]
(alsopostadolescent)uk/ˌpəʊst.æd.əˈles.ənt/us/ˌpoʊst.æd.əˈles.ənt/post-adolescentnoun[C](YOUNG ADULT)
oftendisapproving
someone who hasrecentlybecomeanadult, but who maybehaveas if they have notyetfullydevelopedinto anadult:
Somestudentsaremoodypost-adolescents, stillworkingout what itmeansto beadults.
Theteamneedsexperiencedmuscle, not post-adolescents.
- They are all just post-adolescents — they’re about 18, 19yearsold.
Young people
- adolescence
- adolescent
- boyhood
- delinquent
- emo
- girlhood
- grow
- larrikin
- mall rat
- minor
- ned
- punk
- shaver
- skinhead
- teens
- tween
- tweenager
- wild child
- yoof
- young blood
post-adolescentnoun[C](ANY ADULT)
medical,social sciencespecialized
someone who is anadultratherthan achild:
Hebelievedthat post-adolescents cannotacquirenewdialectsin the way that pre-adolescents can.
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