adolescent girl

collocation in English

meaningsofadolescentandgirl

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adolescent
adjective
uk
/ˌæd.əˈles.ənt/us
/ˌæd.əˈles.ənt/
being or relating to ...
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girl
noun
uk
/ɡɜːl/us
/ɡɝːl/
a female child or young woman, especially one still ...
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(Definition ofadolescentandgirlfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofadolescent girl

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It should be noted that the discussion here concentrates on adolescent boys, since little information exists on adolescent girls.
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We suggest that obesity prevention programs consider assessing depressive symptoms in order to more fully capture the potential risk to adolescent girls.
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Adolescent girls were also involved in fish-processing, helping adult women: they cleaned grills, packed fish, filled cans with different preservatives and so on.
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To conclude, staff perceptions around behaviour and needs of the earlyadolescentgirlin the present study mirrors much of the research literature around young people in general.
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Coders agreed that ex. 3 is marked - that is, not "typical" of how a youngadolescentgirlwould speak to a young man whose romantic attention she didn't want.
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They may see this step-child as a youngadolescentgirlwho is very attractive.
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It is no reflection on the love, adequacy and skill of a parent that anadolescentgirlseeks a third person to whom she can talk.
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That is a substantial amount, particularly for anadolescentgirlwho may still be a pupil at school, and in a very short time those costs will further increase.
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She was anadolescentgirlfinding out she has great power and dealing with it.
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Anadolescentgirlrejected in disgust the notion that skirts were similar to the wide pants worn by hip-hop artists.
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He starts developing the anxiousness and insecurity of a father of anadolescentgirl.
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These masks, strictly performed by men, imitate the character of anadolescentgirl, exaggerating the girls' beauty and movements.
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Thus, separation anxiety, phobias, somatic complaints and behaviour problems are seen more frequently in younger children, while adolescent girls more frequently report vegetative symptoms.
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This may also serve as an early warning sign of a subclinical eating disorder in adolescent girls.
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