adolescence
Between childhood, maturity
Adolescence is the period of life between childhood and adulthood, roughly the teenage years.
The transition involves physical, emotional, and social changes—puberty, identity formation, increasing independence.
Her adolescence was marked by rebellion and experimentation.
The adjective is adolescent, which as a noun refers to a person in this stage.
Sexual development stage
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- transitionChange from one state
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
formative · sprouting · blossoming · individuation · rites-of-passage · juvenescence · flowering · ripening
Chief male sex hormone
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- androgensMasculinizing steroid hormones
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
- menstruationMonthly uterine bleeding
menarche · glandular · pituitary · gonadal · libido · acne · sweating · crushes
Open resistance to authority
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
unruliness · dissent · contrarianism · iconoclasm · rule-breaking · moodiness · angst · attitude
Learning one's true character
- self-conceptOne's own identity perception
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
- individualityUnique personal character
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
autonomy · self-awareness · introspection · self-expression · differentiation · values · beliefs · aspirations
Exclusive social groups
- friendshipsVoluntary affectionate relationships
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- crushesCompresses with force
- popularityMass public favor
bullying · texting · hangouts · sleepovers · gossip · exclusion · heartbreak · rejection
Student assignments for outside class
- examsFormal academic tests
- gradesAcademic performance ratings
- classroomEducational instruction space
- teachersThose who instruct students
curriculum · cliques · prom · graduation · extracurriculars · SAT · lockers · cafeteria
puberty
Sexual development stage
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- transitionChange from one state
coming-of-age · formative · sprouting · blossoming · individuation · rites-of-passage · juvenescence · flowering · ripening · evolution
testosterone
Chief male sex hormone
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- androgensMasculinizing steroid hormones
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
menstruation · menarche · glandular · pituitary · gonadal · libido · acne · sweating · crushes · attraction
defiance
Open resistance to authority
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
counterculture · unruliness · dissent · contrarianism · iconoclasm · rule-breaking · moodiness · angst · attitude · risk-taking
self-discovery
Learning one's true character
- self-conceptOne's own identity perception
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
- individualityUnique personal character
personality · autonomy · self-awareness · introspection · self-expression · differentiation · values · beliefs · aspirations · questioning
cliques
Exclusive social groups
- friendshipsVoluntary affectionate relationships
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- crushesCompresses with force
popularity · bullying · texting · hangouts · sleepovers · gossip · exclusion · heartbreak · rejection · parties
homework
Student assignments for outside class
teachers · curriculum · cliques · prom · graduation · extracurriculars · SAT · lockers · cafeteria · homeroom
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- coming-of-agecoming-of-age, bildungsroman, growing up, maturation, youth
- development stagesearly stage, late stage, infancy, childhood, alpha
- girls fictionheroines, girl power, schoolgirls, princesses, coming-of-age
- life cycleslife cycle, birth, death, growth, metamorphosis
adolescenceold age
Advanced years of life
infancy · senility · babyhood · senescence · early childhood
adolescenceadulthood
State of being grown
maturity · majority · middle age · manhood · womanhood
adolescencematurity
Full growth achieved
stability · wisdom · self-possession · equanimity · groundedness
- early adolescenceAges roughly eleven-fourteen
- adolescent brainImmature neurological organ
- adolescent behaviorActions typical of teenagers
- adolescent developmentTeen years' growth process
- adolescent depressionMental illness in teenagers
- adolescent mental healthPsychological state of teenagers
adolescent, adolescents, preadolescent, preadolescence, preadolescents, adolescences, postadolescence