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

It’s hard to dispute a population-level link between teens getting access to social media in the late 2000s and a subsequent increase in psychological problems, especially among girls.

From The Wall Street Journal

According to a study last spring by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center, roughly half of teens say social media is bad for people their age, that it interferes with their sleep and hurts their productivity.

From Los Angeles Times

“Okay. I’ve worked with a few teens who’ve needed help and couldn’t go to their parents, so I get it. But like I said, this’ll all have to be a handshake deal, okay?”

From Literature

Meta previously said it introduced dozens of tools to support a safe environment for teens online, but some researchers have disputed the effectiveness of the recent measures.

From BBC

In his teens, Dunbar met bassist Robbie Shakespeare and formed the rhythm section of the Revolutionaries, who became regular session musicians at the famed Channel One recording studio.

From BBC

Related Words

• boyhood