Usually means: Adolescent transitioning into full adulthood.
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  1. young adult: Merriam-Webster
  2. young adult: Collins English Dictionary
  3. young-adult: Wordnik
  4. young adult: Wiktionary
  5. young adult: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. young adult: Dictionary.com
  7. Young Adult (film), Young Adult, Young adult (psychology), Young adult: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (young adult)

noun:  A person who has achieved the age of majority but whose character and personality are still developing as they gain experience.
noun:  (publishing) An adolescent; a reader of young adult writing (YA).
adjective:  (publishing) Pertaining to young adult writing.

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