adolescent boy

collocation in English

meaningsofadolescentandboy

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adolescent
adjective
uk
/ˌæd.əˈles.ənt/us
/ˌæd.əˈles.ənt/
being or relating to ...
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boy
noun[C]
uk
/bɔɪ/us
/bɔɪ/
a male child or, more generally, a male of ...
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(Definition ofadolescentandboyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At any rate, the allowance to theadolescentboyand girl has been increased.
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Take the case of anadolescentboyof 15 who is going through a restless stage which might pass at 16 or 17.
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The principal object to be aimed at is the desirability of keeping theadolescentboyand girl as long as possible from the police court.
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It depicts a delusionaladolescentboywho is treated with projective psychotherapy.
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Among them is anadolescentboyof about fourteen years in a sailor suit.
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When used in combination with growth hormone, letrozole has been shown effective in oneadolescentboywith a short stature.
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Theadolescentboyor young man in an industrial area is often shy of revealing any sense of vocation, and there exist only limited means of assessing his aptitude.
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The first two books were seen by many as a realistic and humorous treatment of the inner life of anadolescentboy.
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His outward appearance is that of a beautifuladolescentboy, small, with reddish-brown locks, soft brown eyes and slender fingers.
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The first two books appealed to many readers as a realistic and humorous treatment of the inner life of anadolescentboy.
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At the age of 34 he wrote that he was in love with anadolescentboywho had blue eyes and strawberry blonde hair.
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