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View synonyms for teenage

teenage

Or teen·aged

[teen-eyj]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a teenager.



teenage

/ ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒ /

adjective

  1. (prenominal) of or relating to the time in a person's life between the ages of 13 and 19 inclusive

“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

noun

  1. this period of time

“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of teenage1

1920–25; teen ( teens ) + age
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Example Sentences

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The goalkeeper found himself caught between cartels following the kidnapping of the teenage daughter of Carlos Molina, a rival of Escobar.

From BBC

Both teenage girls have told us they are no longer vaping illegal drugs.

From BBC

For a teenage mum from a council estate in Stockport to serve as the highest level of government has been the honour of my life.

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And the idea of this mother-daughter relationship, which especially in the teenage years, can be very fraught.

A teenage girl said she had left the bomb shelter that morning because it filled with smoke after the first missile hit.

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