teens

[ teenz ]

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plural noun

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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Origin of teens

1595–1605; teen (extracted from numbers with -teen as final element) + -s³

Words nearby teens

teen, Teena, teenage, teenager, teener, teens, teensy, teensy-weensy, teenter, teeny, teenybopper

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How to use teens in a sentence

An 18-year-old Swedish rapper/Internet meme has inspired legions of impressionable teens to get based in bucket hats.
The Cult of Yung Lean: ‘I’m Building An Anarchistic Society From the Ground Up’|Marlow Stern|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
What is the suicide rate of Christian teens relative to transgender ones?
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around|Jay Michaelson|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Witnesses said the girls were in their late teens and had been accompanied by a man who left soon after the blast.
The New Face of Boko Haram’s Terror: Teen Girls|Nina Strochlic|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As Pro Publica recently noted, blacks age 15 to 19 have a 21 times greater chance of being killed by the police than white teens.
Arabs Are the Michael Browns of Israel|Dean Obeidallah|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Brute is the story of Mac and Jesse, two disenfranchised teens who turn to robbing houses as a form of recreation and quick cash.
Nitehawk Shorts Festival: ‘Brute,’ a Twisted Take on Playing in the Dark|Julia Grinberg|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But she was half a dozen years older than de Brus, who was still in his teens and was never distinguished for enterprise.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
There was a Miss Mayblunt, no longer in her teens, who looked at the world through lorgnettes and with the keenest interest.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Moreover, let it be remembered she was at this time not a girl in her teens, but a woman of nearly forty-four.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
The Fairy Prince was nearing home at last, and a tall, shy maid in her teens was glad that he was on the way.
Maid Sally|Harriet A. Cheever
Then Betsy would redden and toss her head, for, like most girls in their early teens, she wished to be thought older than she was.
Napoleon's Young Neighbor|Helen Leah Reed

British Dictionary definitions for teens

teens

/ (tiːnz) /

pl n

the years of a person's life between the ages of 13 and 19 inclusive

all the numbers that end in -teen

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