young adult

Noun

 * 1) A person who has achieved the age of majority but whose character and personality are still developing as they gain experience.
 * 2)  An adolescent; a reader of young adult writing (YA).
 * 1)  An adolescent; a reader of young adult writing (YA).
 * 1)  An adolescent; a reader of young adult writing (YA).
 * 1)  An adolescent; a reader of young adult writing (YA).
 * 1)  An adolescent; a reader of young adult writing (YA).

Usage notes

 * This is a nebulous concept and no fixed ages can be sensibly assigned to the term. However:
 * in psychology and medicine, age-ranges such as 18 to 40 or 15 to 30 are sometimes quoted.
 * in publishing, young adult novels are aimed at adolescents with an age-range of 12 to 18, and young adult writers are authors of these books, not teenage aspiring authors.

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: nuori aikuinen
 * French: jeune adulte
 * Polish: młody dorosły

Adjective

 * 1)  Pertaining to young adult writing.