teenage

adjective

teen·​age ˈtēn-ˌāj How to pronounce teenage (audio)
variants or teenaged
: of, being, relating to, or intended for teenagers
teenage boys
the teenage years
teenage literature
They had two teenage daughters.

Examples of teenage in a Sentence

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And that’s kind of embarrassing for teenage girls to ask for. Meg Zukin, TIME, 12 Jan. 2025 Yordy Centeno-Melchor, 31, was taken into custody after attempting to abduct a teenage girl from the parking lot of a Holtville, Alabama, business on New Year’s Eve, according to a report. Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025 The film follows a conservative judge (his job is signing government death warrants) who is forced to choose between supporting the ruling mullahs and his own family, including two teenage daughters, who get caught up in Woman, Life, Freedom protests. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025 This is the reality for Perla, a mother and Make the Road member whose teenage daughter has missed over 20 days of school this year. Rosmaly Rodriguez, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for teenage 

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of teenage was in 1912

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“Teenage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teenage. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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teenage

adjective
teen·​age ˈtē-ˌnāj How to pronounce teenage (audio)
variants or teenaged
: of, being, or relating to people in their teens
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