mid-teen

American  

[mid-teen] / ˈmɪdˈtin /

adjective

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

   specializing in mid-teen clothes.

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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.

Etymology

Origin of mid-teen

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Shake Shack, for instance, has had to deal with mid-teen percentage increases in beef prices.

From Barron's

This is the largest study to date tracking snoring in children from elementary school through their mid-teen years and it provides an important update to parents struggling with what medical measures to take to help manage snoring in their children.

From Science Daily

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners told Reuters on Thursday it expects to hike prices further, and said glass costs would rise by the "mid-teen to low double digits" this year at a time when it is trying to sell more returnable glass bottles.

From Reuters

It had previously anticipated mid-teen growth.

From Reuters

Boredom levels rise in the mid-teen years, and then start to drop off in the late teens to early twenties.

From Salon