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View definitions for adolescent

adolescent

adjective as in preadult or immature

noun as in person in puberty, preadulthood

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She is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the King’s Maudsley Partnership for Children and Young People.

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Increased awareness has to come from the medical fraternity, says Dr Satwik, adding that there need to be as many talks on menopause or perimenopause as there are on fertility and adolescent health.

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She said "he had a penchant for touching and spying on young adolescent boys and his desires were easily satisfied because of the positions he held".

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He double-tracked Gore's voice, adding little flourishes of brass and unexpected chord changes that perfectly evoke the song's adolescent angst.

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Ms Ghey said her daughter began struggling with her mental health from the age of 14, but refused to engage with the Child Adolescent Mental Health Service.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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