adolescence

«adolescence» in Mova's school dictionary: The time of life between being a child and being an… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (adolescence)

meaning for a pupil

1) The time of life between being a child and being an adult, roughly the teenage years. tree →

2) An early stage of growth of something, like a country or an idea. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in health and science lessons about growing up and puberty, and in stories about teenagers. Phrases: «in adolescence», «during adolescence», «early adolescence».

examples

• Adolescence is when children grow into adults. tree →
• Many changes happen to the body during adolescence. tree →
• My uncle says adolescence was his noisiest time. tree →
• The book follows a girl through her adolescence. tree →
• In early adolescence, sleep needs stay high. tree →
• Our health lesson talked about feelings in adolescence. tree →

note

Usually uncountable. Person: an adolescent. Spelling trap: «sc» in the middle — adole-SC-ence. Starts at about 10–13 and ends at about 18–19 or later.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «adolescence» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.