teens

American  

[teenz] / tinz /

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.

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teens British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of teens

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

Example Sentences

Payment apps give kids another avenue beyond mobile banking, and for some Gen Alpha teens picking up casual work, they offer a different way to get paid.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

You can watch the recording here, along with previous Q&As that have covered topics including how to negotiate better student-loan deals, the best way to use Roth IRAs and investing as early as your teens.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Rollins clearly kept to that concept throughout his career, from his earliest recordings in the late ’40s, while he was still in his teens, to his work in his 70s and 80s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

That’s a far cry from the nearly half of teens that were employed in retail in the early 2000’s, but then again, participation among those ages 16-19 remains much lower.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

To our right, teens were playing volleyball—with an actual net.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

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