teens

[teenz]

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

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of teens¹

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

Example Sentences

Intimate relationships have been a cause of pain and struggle for me from my early teens until I finally found the help I needed at age 50.

From Los Angeles Times

"Where is my new car, Land Rover," the hackers - who are thought to be teens - posted to taunt the company.

From BBC

OpenAI said it would introduce what it called "strengthened protections for teens" within the next month.

From BBC

The firm told tech news publication TechCrunch on Friday it would add more guardrails to its systems "as an extra precaution" and temporarily limit chatbots teens could interact with.

From BBC

Prosecutors alleged the death-metal-obsessed teens had plotted to commit the murder as part of a “Satanic ritual.”

From Los Angeles Times

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