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USF Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

teenage or adolescent

Would you please explain to me when we would use 'adolescent' or 'teenage'?

teenage boy
adolescent boy

I've heard teenage singer, actor or ... but I haven't heard adolescent singer.
  

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They are very similar, but teenager refers to a specific age between 13 and 19, and adolescent refers to a biological age being in the middle child and adult.

— Nara A-va

  • They are very similar, but teenager refers to a specific age between 13 and 19, and adolescent refers to a biological age being in the middle child and adult.
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Hi USF.They are very similar, but teenager refers to a specific age between 13 and 19, and adolescent refers to a biological age being in the middle child and adult.
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Hi Nara,
Welcome to this forum, and thank you. I hope we would be good friends.Emotion: smile
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