Adolescent
Adolescent (ad`o*les"sent) , adjective
[Latin adolescens, present participle of adolescere to grow up to; ad + the inchoative olescere to grow: compare French adolescent. See Adult.]
Growing; advancing from childhood to maturity.
Schools, unless discipline were doubly strong,
Detain their adolescent charge too long.
Adolescent , noun
A youth.