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teenager

nouncommon in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˈtiːnˌeɪ̯d͡ʒə//
  • United Kingdom/[ˈtʰɪi̯nˌeɪ̯d͡ʒəː]/
  • Canada//ˈtinˌeɪdʒɚ//
  • Australia//ˈtiːnˌæɪ̯d͡ʒə//
  • Australia/[ˈtʰɪi̯nˌæ̝ɪ̯d͡ʒəː]/

A person between thirteen and nineteen years old (inclusive).

noun

  1. 1

    A person between thirteen and nineteen years old (inclusive).

    Most teenagers will undergo lots of changes before reaching adulthood.

    Marco's main target market are late teenagers.

    A British teenager who killed three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least 52 years on Thursday, for an attack Prime Minister Keir Starmer called one of the most harrowing moments in Britain’s history.

    Many of the rulings against such limits, including the 5th Circuit opinion issued Wednesday, cite the participation of older teenagers in militias around the time of the Second Amendment’s framing.

Etymology

Etymology tree English teenage Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English teenager From teenage + -er.

Forms

plural
teenagers
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