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emerging adult

emerging adult noun: in some conceptions of human life phases, a member of the subset of adults who, although postadolescent (having passed the age of majority), retain some aspects of mental or emotional immaturity.

Noun

emerging adult (plural emerging adults)

  1. (attributive, often) In some conceptions of human life phases, a member of the subset of adults who, although postadolescent (having passed the age of majority), retain some aspects of mental or emotional immaturity.
    • Near-synonym: young adult
    Synonyms:
    young adult

Synonyms of emerging adult

Forms of emerging adult

pluralemerging adults

Questions about emerging adult

What does emerging adult mean?
Emerging adult means in some conceptions of human life phases, a member of the subset of adults who, although postadolescent (having passed the age of majority), retain some aspects of mental or emotional immaturity.
What part of speech is emerging adult?
Emerging adult is a noun.
What is the plural of emerging adult?
The plural of emerging adult is emerging adults.

Words near emerging adult in the dictionary

  1. emergeth
  2. emergetic
  3. emergicenter
  4. emergicenters
  5. emerging
  6. emerging adult
  7. emerging adults
  8. emerging market
  9. emerging markets
  10. emergingly
  11. emergings

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