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.—
Allison Pearson
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His birth mom was an unwed teenager in New York City during World War II who had to give him up for adoption.
—Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Kirk’s rise from a suburban Chicago teenager to the face of the Republican Party’s youth wing reshaped the political landscape and energized a new generation of conservatives.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into seven tech companies around potential harms their artificial intelligence chatbots could cause to children and teenagers.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
When the Goo Goo Dolls, with opener Dashboard Confessional, played Berkeley’s Greek Theatre in September, the emo band’s frontman Chris Carrabba remarked on all the teenagers who were rocking vintage band tees in the crowd.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Kirk’s rise from a suburban Chicago teenager to the face of the Republican Party’s youth wing reshaped the political landscape and energized a new generation of conservatives.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into seven tech companies around potential harms their artificial intelligence chatbots could cause to children and teenagers.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
When the Goo Goo Dolls, with opener Dashboard Confessional, played Berkeley’s Greek Theatre in September, the emo band’s frontman Chris Carrabba remarked on all the teenagers who were rocking vintage band tees in the crowd.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teenager. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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