teenage

or teen·aged

[ teen-eyj ]

/ ˈtinˌeɪdʒ /

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a teenager.

Nearby words

teem, teeming, teemingly, teen, teena, teenage, teenaged, teenager, teener, teens, teensy

Origin of teenage

1920–25; teen (see teens) + age

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Examples from the Web for teenage

In this clip, a teenage Minaj gets heated and throws a phone in a play rehearsal during her tenure at LaGuardia High School.
Nicki Minaj: High School Actress|Alex Chancey, The Daily Beast Video|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And it led him in his teenage years to declare his ambition to become a cop.
In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“A few words and we fell in love,” she says, the smile of her teenage years returning to her face.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda|Ruth Michaelson|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The woman and her husband and teenage daughter were all slain.
Hunt for Iraq Vet After Killing Spree|M.L. Nestel|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

As you exit your teenage years, are there artist you would like to emulate?
Portrait of the Austin Mahone as a Teen Idol|William O’Connor|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The United States has the highest rate of teenage drug use of any industrialized nation.
What Works: Schools Without Drugs|United States Department of Education
A teenage hacker-turned-hero pits himself against the government to fight for his basic freedoms.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
And that teenage picnic—there would be trouble unless she, and not someone else, were chaperoning it.
The Amazing Mrs. Mimms|David C. Knight
Were you later called down to the—did the teenage boy ask for any transfer?
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Was this teenage boy—do you know where this teenage boy got on the bus?
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for teenage

teenage

/ (ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒ) /

adjective Also: teenaged

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

noun

this period of time

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Word Origin and History for teenage

teenage

adj.

also teen age, teen-age; 1911, formed from -teen as a separate word + age (n.). Originally in reference to Sunday School classes. Teen-aged (adj.) is from 1922.

teenage

or teen·aged

adjective

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teenage

adjective Also: teenaged

noun

Word Origin and History for teenage

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