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nounin the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthoodtype of:
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nounthe time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthoodtype of:part of:
Definition that contains adolescence
- childhood the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
- mead United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
- puerility the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
- rite of passage a ritual performed in some cultures at times when an individual changes status (as from adolescence to adulthood)
- gender identity your identity as it is experienced with regard to your individuality as male or female; awareness normally begin in infancy and is reinforced during adolescence
- identity crisis distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about one's self and one's role in society
- genital phase (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity
- margaret mead United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
- adolesce become adolescent; pass through adolescence
- genital stage (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity