Pagkabatan-on

adolescence; youthnoun

Alternative meanings

The stage of life between childhood and adulthood, marked by physical growth, emotional changes, personal development, and transition toward adult life.

Pronunciation

pahg-kah-bah-TAHN-on

Root and affixes

From batan-on, young person or teenager. With pagka-, pagkabatan-on expresses the condition or stage of being young.

Variants or conjugations

adolescence; youth; teenager; young age; period of youth

Related words and expressions

child; young person; age; growth; family; school; life; teenager

Meaning and usage notes

Pagkabatan-on can cover adolescence and youth. To emphasize a modern teenager, tin-edyer can be used for the adolescent person.