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.

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The Yogurt Shop Murders Director: Margaret Brown, Producers: Alice Henty, Michael Bloch In 1991, four teenage girls were brutally murdered at a frozen yogurt shop in Austin. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Feb. 2025 Olivero’s riveting performance mingles entitled teenage petulance with darker reserves of rage, all crammed behind a feline mean-girl demeanor. Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025 In July, David and Victoria celebrated Harper officially transitioning into her teenage years with a cute video on Instagram. Kayla Grant, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025 Two teenage club skaters, Jinna Han, 13, of Mansfield, and Spencer Lane, 16, of Barrington, R.I., their mothers, Jin Han and Christine Lane, and coaches, married couple Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, all died in the country’s deadliest air disaster in a generation. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 31 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 16 Feb. 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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