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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Yet the character genuinely loves his family, including younger siblings Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook), a college student, and teenager Lochlan (Sam Nivola).
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
The teenager, who is heading to play golf competitively at the University of Miami, wore the company’s Luxe Lounge mid-weight quarter-zip pull over.
—Mikelle Street, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025
Instead, American kids and teenagers spend nearly six hours a day looking at screens, according to the Digital Parenthood Initiative.
—Erica Pandey, Axios, 16 Feb. 2025
Unlike most teenagers, who were getting their first jobs and scrolling on social media, Kate was having princess birthday parties and receiving Barbie dolls as gifts.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
The teenager, who is heading to play golf competitively at the University of Miami, wore the company’s Luxe Lounge mid-weight quarter-zip pull over.
—Mikelle Street, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025
Instead, American kids and teenagers spend nearly six hours a day looking at screens, according to the Digital Parenthood Initiative.
—Erica Pandey, Axios, 16 Feb. 2025
Unlike most teenagers, who were getting their first jobs and scrolling on social media, Kate was having princess birthday parties and receiving Barbie dolls as gifts.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 15 Feb. 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 21 Feb. 2025.
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