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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.

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of teens

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

Example Sentences

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While Pozen doesn’t keep formal price targets, he expects the stock to deliver compound annual total returns in the low teens over the next three to five years.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

In his teens, he went on to join the air cadets youth programme, and to study space science and physics at university.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

On March 25, a Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google negligent in the design of their platforms, failing to warn about the dangers of their apps to kids and teens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

What began as a way to embellish college entrance applications has become a gratifying life experience for the teens as well as the elementary school students.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

In addition to her history of the alphabet, she started another book—a manual on code breaking for teens.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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