teens
nounnounattested in dialogue
- //tiːnz//
The numbers between thirteen and nineteen (inclusive).
noun
- 1
Also a form of teenplural of teen
Etymology
The final syllable of the numbers from thirteen to nineteen. More at teen.
noun
- 1
The numbers between thirteen and nineteen (inclusive).
The number of people at the meeting was in the teens.
- 2
The time of life between thirteen and nineteen years old; the teenage years.
She is in her teens.
a youngster just out of his teens
- 3
The second decade of a century: the 1910s, 2010s, etc. The oneties, the tens.
I was so excited for the teens to be over but then we get to the twenties and suddenly it's a pandemic!
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- 4
The range between 10 and 19.
Although it was a scorching desert by day, temperatures could drop as low as the teens at night.
teens · The numbers between thirteen and nineteen (inclusive).
teeny · Very small; tiny.teeth · Unpleasant oral sexTel · A nickname for the given name Terry.