teenager
noun
teen·ag·er
ˈtēn-ˌā-jər 
plural teenagers
: someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
He began singing as a teenager.
Most teenagers firmly believe they have the most embarrassing parents in the world.—
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In recent years, the closer the teenager has come to first-team football with Arsenal, the more emphasis has been put on making his training more relevant and realistic to what happens in an 11-a-side game.
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Ana Melgar Zuniga and Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Demonstrating the rising talent of these teenagers, these shorts encompass thought-provoking scripts, breathtaking and delightful cinematography, rich stop-motion animation, and genre-pushing meditations.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
Here's what science says In the Texas outbreak, children and teenagers between ages 5 and 17 make up the majority of cases at 140, followed by children ages 4 and under accounting for 105 cases, according to the data.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2025
In recent years, the closer the teenager has come to first-team football with Arsenal, the more emphasis has been put on making his training more relevant and realistic to what happens in an 11-a-side game.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for teenager
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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teenager. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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