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    young adult

    noun

    • 1. a person in their teens or early twenties: "the app is especially popular with teenagers and young adults"

    adjective

    • 1. denoting or relating to fiction, films, television programmes, etc., intended or suitable for adolescents, especially those in their mid to late teens: "young adult novels"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishYOUNG ADULT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    YOUNG ADULT definition: 1. a person who is in his or her late teenage years or early twenties: 2. books written for…. Learn more.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Young_adultYoung adult - Wikipedia

    The young adult stage in human development precedes middle adulthood. In the literary business, the term young adult is often used informally or in a marketing sense for the readers of young adult literature, books targeted at children down to ages 12 or 13.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › young adultYoung adult Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of YOUNG ADULT is of, relating to, or being a category of fiction that is primarily intended for adolescent readers —abbreviation YA. How to use young adult in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishYOUNG ADULT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    YOUNG ADULT definition: an age group including persons from about 12 years to about 18 years old : used as a... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › young-adultYOUNG ADULT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Young adult definition: a teenager (used especially by publishers and librarians).. See examples of YOUNG ADULT used in a sentence.

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › young-adultYoung Adult Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Young Adult definition: An age group including persons from about 12 years to about 18 years old: used as a reader category in libraries, book publishing, etc.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › young_adultyoung adult - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    27 Jun 2024 · Noun. [ edit] young adult (plural young adults) A person who has achieved the age of majority but whose character and personality are still developing as they gain experience . Hypernym: adult. Coordinate terms: adolescent, teenager; kid; middle-ager, older adult. Near-synonym: emerging adult.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishyoung adult - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of young adult adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.theatlantic.com › culture › archiveWhat Does 'Young Adult' Mean? - The Atlantic

    19 Apr 2012 · What Does 'Young Adult' Mean? What exactly is "Y.A."? What does it mean? Why did it begin in the first place, and when was that? What has it become since? We conferred with librarians, agents,...

  11. jairesims.com › ya-fiction-101-an-introduction-to-the-genre-and-its-key-elementsYA Fiction 101: An Introduction to the Genre and Its Key Elements

    1 Ogo 2023 · The term “young adult” describes the target demographic of readers between the ages of 12 to 18. YA typically focuses on teenage characters navigating through their experience of adolescence.