Definition
Present participle of adolesce; currently undergoing adolescence or developing toward maturity.
Etymology
Regular present participle of 'adolesce' using the '-ing' suffix. This form emphasizes the ongoing process of growing into adulthood.
Kelly Says
When you say someone is 'adolescing,' you're emphasizing that they're in the middle of that transformation—not a child, not quite an adult, actively in that weird in-between stage.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Adolescence
Ad-o-les-sens
ARالعربية
مراهق
mu-ra-hiq
CACatalà
adolescent
ad-o-les-sɛnt
CSČeština
adolescent
ad-o-les-sɛnt
DADansk
adolescent
ad-o-les-sɑnt
DEDeutsch
adoleszierend
ad-o-les-tsī-er-ent
ELΕλληνικά
εφήβος
ef-i-vos
ESEspañol
adolescente
ad-oles-sen-te
FISuomi
nuori aikuinen
nu-ori ai-ku-i-nen
FRFrançais
adolescent
ad-o-les-sɑ̃
HEעברית
מתבגר
me-ti-v-gar
HUMagyar
serdülő
serd-tü-lö
IDBahasa Indonesia
remaja
re-ma-ja
ITItaliano
adolescente
ad-o-les-sen-te
KO한국어
청소년기
cheong-so-nyeon-gi
MSBahasa Melayu
remaja
re-ma-ja
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောင်းသား
kya-ung-tha
NLNederlands
adolescent
ad-o-les-sɑnt
NONorsk
adolescent
ad-o-les-sɑnt
PLPolski
dorastający
do-ra-st-a-y-ą-cy
PTPortuguês
adolescente
ad-o-les-sen-te
RORomână
adolescent
ad-o-les-sɛnt
RUРусский
подросток
pod-ro-stok
SVSvenska
adolescent
ad-o-les-sɑːnt
SWKiswahili
mwanadada
mwa-na-da-da
TAதமிழ்
வளர்ப்பு
va-la-r-pu
TEతెలుగు
యువకుడు
yu-va-ku-du
TLTL
kabataan
ka-ba-ta-an
UKУкраїнська
підліток
pid-li-tok
VITiếng Việt
trẻ vị thành niên
trɛ̀ vɪ̃ tʰaŋ niɛn
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-li