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adolescence meaning in Punjabi

ਅਲ੍ਹੜਪੁਣਾ alhaṛpuṇā

/ˌædəˈlɛsəns/

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adolescence in Punjabi: ਅਲ੍ਹੜਪੁਣਾ (alhaṛpuṇā). In English, adolescence means the transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity, beginning at the onset of puberty and with an endpoint defined either legally (at the age of majority, such as 18 in many jurisdictions) or psychocognitively (at various ages, depending on individual experience).

Punjabi words for adolescence

adolescence
ਅਲ੍ਹੜਪੁਣਾ alhaṛpuṇā

English meaning of adolescence

  1. noun The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity, beginning at the onset of puberty and with an endpoint defined either legally (at the age of majority, such as 18 in many jurisdictions) or psychocognitively (at various ages, depending on individual experience).

Full definition of adolescence

adolescence in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: teenagehood, teenhood, teenagerhood, teenagedom, teenagerdom, teendom
  • During adolescence, the body and mind go through many complex changes, some of which are difficult to deal with.

Synonyms of adolescence

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Questions about adolescence in Punjabi

What is the meaning of adolescence in Punjabi?
Adolescence in Punjabi is ਅਲ੍ਹੜਪੁਣਾ (alhaṛpuṇā).
adolescence ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Adolescence: ਅਲ੍ਹੜਪੁਣਾ (alhaṛpuṇā).
What does adolescence mean in English?
Adolescence means the transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity, beginning at the onset of puberty and with an endpoint defined either legally (at the age of majority, such as 18 in many jurisdictions) or psychocognitively (at various ages, depending on individual experience).

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “adolescence”: ਅਲ੍ਹੜਪੁਣਾ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: adolescence (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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