adulescens

Meaning

Adj

1. (declension-3, one-termination) young, youthful
2. (declension-3, one-termination) minor (of two boys)

Noun

a youth, a youngster; a young man, a lad; a young lady, a young woman, a maiden (likely between ages 14-21) (older than a puer but younger than a iuvenis)

Concepts

lad

boy

👦

young man

kid

🧒

sonny

swain

youngster

youth

callant

common rudd

sonny Jim

child

🧒

girl

👧

Synonyms

puer

🧒

iuvenis

catulaster

Translations

chico

garçon

👦

ragazzo

👦

niño

🧒

muchacho

👦

αγόρι

Junge

👦

noi

👦

jongen

👦

menino

👦

παιδί

xicot

👦

Bub

Pronounced as (IPA)

[a.dʊˈɫeːs.kẽːs]

Etymology

From adolēscō + -ēns with a phonological change from 'o' to 'u' in the antepenultimate syllable.