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

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Example Sentences

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teens

The injured teens - three boys aged 16 and two aged 17 - were taken to hospital.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

I’ve been in some form of a romantic relationship since my teens, some healthier than others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

As regulators around the world grapple with reining in, or even banning, social media use for teens, American lawsuits have focused on allegations of addictive design and deceptive practices by social media companies.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

It’s a sound that’s transformed her from a sweatah-weathah-loving Bronx matron to a “cool mom” in a jungle of vicious teens to the most dedicated woman in Indiana local government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Like the older teens Baba’s afraid of, or nasty bullies, or even triplets?

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan

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