adolescence

As nouns the difference between adolescence and teenage

is that adolescence is the transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity while teenage is brushwood for fences and hedges.

As an adjective teenage is

of or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old.

As nouns the difference between adolescence and postadolescence

is that adolescence is the transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity while postadolescence is the period of life following adolescence.

As nouns the difference between adolescence and teenagehood

is that adolescence is the transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity while teenagehood is the state of being in one's teenage years.

As nouns the difference between adolescence and younghood

is that adolescence is the transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity while younghood is youth, the state of being young.

As nouns the difference between adolescence and hobbledehoyhood

is that adolescence is the transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity while hobbledehoyhood is the period of time of being a hobbledehoy; awkward adolescence.

As nouns the difference between adolescence and postadolescent

is that adolescence is the transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity while postadolescent is one who has grown out of adolescence.

As an adjective postadolescent is

occurring after a period of adolescence.