Word: nonadolescent
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: no
na
do
le
scent
Definition: Not adolescent.
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: adolescent
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad-
Language: la
Decoded: ad-
Meaning: to
Affix: *aleō
Language: la
Decoded: *aleo
Meaning: be growing up
Affix: -scō
Language: la
Decoded: -sco
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms inchoative verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to start to (verb), to begin to (verb)".