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

noun

1. this period of time

Word History and Origins

Origin of teenage¹

1920–25; teen ( teens ) + age

Example Sentences

"Sometimes it's just a friend for the summer holidays or it's a teenage kid trying to spite you," says Atkins.

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But it’s also easy to notice Farsi’s ingrained cynicism about the state of things, having once been imprisoned as a teenage dissident during the years following her country’s Islamic Revolution, now in exile.

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Daniela, preoccupied by her teenage son’s involvement with gang members, prefers to cut to the chase.

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Its love story facilitates the teenage need for rebellion and some kind of expression of unconventional desire.”

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Two teenage girls approached the officers at the police cordon, one who was crying.

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