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emerging adult

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables
emerg-ing adult
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

emerging adults (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

adolescent middle-ager older adult

Synonyms

young adult

Questions

What does emerging adult mean?
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.

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