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Adolescent vs Teenagehood - What's the difference?

adolescent | teenagehood |

As nouns the difference between adolescent and teenagehood

is that adolescent is a teenager; a juvenile after puberty while teenagehood is the state of being in one's teenage years.

As an adjective adolescent

is characteristic]] of, or relating to, or [[undergo|undergoing adolescence; immature.

adolescent

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Characteristic]] of, or relating to, or [[undergo, undergoing adolescence; immature.
  • * Cowper
    • Schools, unless discipline were doubly strong, / Detain their adolescent charge too long.

    Related terms

    * adolescence * adult

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A teenager; a juvenile after puberty.

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    teenagehood

    English

    Noun

  • The state of being in one's teenage years.
  • :

    • Related terms

    * teenager * teenage * teenaged

    See also

    * adolescence