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Spanish word
adolescencia
Pronunciation
IPA/aðolesˈθenθja/
Meaning
- feminine nounadolescence
Example
La adolescencia es una etapa de muchos cambios.
Adolescence is a stage of many changes.
More examples
¿Cómo afecta la adolescencia a la relación con los padres?
How does adolescence affect the relationship with parents?
Core concept
Period of developing adult identity.
Common phrases
salud mental en adolescencia
adolescent mental health
vida social durante la adolescencia
social life during adolescence
Similar words
juventud: Period of life marked by youthfulness and general vigor.
pubertad: Phase when sexual maturity begins and the body undergoes visible physical changes.
madurez: State of full physical and mental development.
Definition in Spanish
Periodo de la vida en que una persona deja hábitos infantiles y afronta cambios corporales y psicológicos que ayudan a definir su identidad social.
Word origin
From Latin adolescere 'to grow' via adolescentia, the noun refers to the developmental phase when identity and social roles form.
Usage tips
- The noun is feminine (la adolescencia) and usually names the stage itself, so talk about individual teenagers with 'adolescente' rather than 'adolescencia'.
Other meanings
- youthnoun
Opposites
- madurezmaturitynoun
Related words
- adolescenteadolescentadjective
- preadolescentepre-adolescentnoun