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View synonyms for teenage

teenage

Or teen·aged

[teen-eyj]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a teenager.



teenage

/ ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒ /

adjective

  1. (prenominal) of or relating to the time in a person's life between the ages of 13 and 19 inclusive

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noun

  1. this period of time

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of teenage1

1920–25; teen ( teens ) + age
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Example Sentences

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At least 116 children, including 91 teenage girls, have been married in Northern Ireland since work began more than three years ago on new laws to raise the minimum age.

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The first scientific evidence of the Black Death in Edinburgh has been discovered on the remains of a teenage boy who died in the 14th Century.

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The joke lands — even if his teenage daughter, Mariah, might disagree.

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Most affected children die in their teenage years from heart complications, though some, like Sammy Basso -- the oldest known person with Progeria -- live longer.

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She even reached out to one teenage user's parents to alert them.

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