postadolescent

adjective

post·​ad·​o·​les·​cent ˌpōst-ˈˌa-də-ˈle-sᵊnt 

: of, relating to, or occurring in the period following adolescence and preceding adulthood : being or occurring in postadolescence

As long as there have been agreeable parents and disposable income, the postadolescent adventure has been a rite of passage in the West.

—Lesley Downer

postadolescent acne

postadolescent males

postadolescent noun

plural postadolescents

… the mischievous postadolescent who brazenly leaped into our living rooms in 1948 …

—Ken Gross

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

postadolescent

1 of 2 adjective

post·​ad·​o·​les·​cent -ᵊnt 

: of, relating to, occurring in, or being in postadolescence

postadolescent

2 of 2 noun

: a postadolescent individual