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Adolescent

/ˌædəˈlɛsənt/
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(adj) Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.

Education about birth control might help cut down on adolescent pregnancies.
It is said that adolescent friendships do not often last.
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The ____ boys were busy playing basketball at the local park.

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