emerging adult

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

emerging adult emerging adults

Synonyms

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