English noun: adolescence | |||
1. | adolescence (time) the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood | ||
Broader (hypernym) | time of life | ||
Part holonym | genital phase, genital stage, puberty, pubescence | ||
Part meronym | youth | ||
2. | adolescence (state) in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood | ||
Broader (hypernym) | immatureness, immaturity | ||