Vocabulary
Adolescent
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of a young person) in the process of developing from a child into an adult.
Urdu meaning
جوانی، بالغ،بلوغت کی طرف بھڑتا ہوا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- She included `typical adolescent issues as well as her hopes for the future, which included becoming a journalist or a writer`.
- As an adolescent psychiatrist in Pakistan an endangered species I have beseeched and at times screamed that we are doing wrong by our boys.
- Think from a pre-adolescent boy`s perspective, one who craves a father`s approval, wishing to see pride in his eyes.
- As a paediatrician who deals with adolescent medicine, I give talks at schools to students about puberty what changes occur physically, emotionally, and cognitively, what is normal and how to navigate the challenges of adolescence.
- Empowerment`, which demands action that assures equal rights, prospects and a `feminist future`, particularly for young females and adolescent girls, holds particular significance for a country devoid of them.
Synonyms
teenage, pubescent, teenaged, youthful, juvenile; young, informalteen
Curator example
“many parents find it hard to understand their adolescent children”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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