teens

[teenz]

plural noun

1. the numbers 13 through 19, especially in a progression, as the 13th through the 19th years of a lifetime or of a given or implied century.

teens

/ tiːnz /

plural noun

1. the years of a person's life between the ages of 13 and 19 inclusive

2. all the numbers that end in -teen

Word History and Origins

Origin of teens¹

1595–1605; teen (extracted from numbers with -teen as final element) + -s ³

Example Sentences

Ms. Twenge was the first to document the degree to which devices and social media were shaping the children and teens of the early-2000s into a distinct, unhappy generation.

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Sandy McDougall, an abusive mother barely out of her teens, believes she has killed the baby she relentlessly battered.

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Parents can invite their kids to link accounts or teens can invite their parents.

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As kids, the newest startup generation watched the Facebook origin story, “The Social Network,” carried iPhones as soon as they could read and wrote code as teens.

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“Otherwise we risk making ourselves feel better, like we have taken action, but teens and parents won’t find themselves in a better place.”

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