emerging adult

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.

“Near-synonym: young adult”

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Meanings

nounemerging adult (plural emerging adults)

plural emerging adults

  1. attributiveoftenhuman sciencesIn 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.

    Near-synonym: young adult

    Synonyms: young adult

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn 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.

Similar
young adult
Also see
young adult
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APA

emerging adult. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emerging%20adult

MLA

“emerging adult.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emerging%20adult. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emerging adult,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emerging%20adult.

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