mid-teen

[ mid-teen ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a person 15–17 years old:

   specializing in mid-teen clothes.

noun

1. a person 15–17 years old:

   an ad campaign aimed at mid-teens.

2. mid-teens, numbers, amounts, ages, etc., midway between 13 and 19:

   He started at a salary in the mid-teens.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mid-teen¹

First recorded in 1915–20