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teenaged

teenaged

7 1.0
About people who are 13 to 19 years old
  • adjective
  • /ˈtiːneɪdʒd/
translation icon : adolescente
  • I guess it's to entertain teenaged boys, which goes back to your point about context.
  • a teenaged boy

Examples

  • In winter, teenaged boys who should be able to trap and hunt had to rely on their parents.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Jason hovered in the kitchen doorway, a teenaged scarecrow in baggy shorts and a T-shirt that was miles too big.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • But other than that, it was pretty much a normal life for a teenaged boy.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Who brings their teenaged brother to a Sunday night party that lasts all night?

    Blog text (15)
  • The literature of the war is appealing to teenaged readers.

    Academic text (2003)
  • "Hi," said a teenaged boy who looked vaguely familiar.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Paulette, the teenaged protagonist, has been blind since birth and does not consider herself handicapped.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Al Stump sits alone in the theater, except for a teenaged boy sweeping the aisles who stops to watch the screen.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Marta is Esperanza's foil, a teenaged labor organizer who is recruiting for an upcoming strike.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The teenaged boy spent most of his summer hanging out with friends at the local skatepark.

Synonyms

teenage
vsteenaged
325 1.0

Relating to people aged 13 to 19

focuses on a person in those years rather than just the age label
adolescent
vsteenaged
50 3.4

Relating to the teenage years between childhood and adulthood

is limited to the specific ages thirteen to nineteen years
teen
vsteenaged
41 1.0

For people aged 13 to 19

covers the general age category rather than a single person

Surface Forms

teenaged positive

Morphology

teenaged = teen (transparent) = teen + aged

Formed by adding the adjective-forming element '-aged' to 'teen', yielding 'having the age of a teen', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

The word teenaged comes from teen, the ending in numbers like 'thirteen' to 'nineteen' that marks this age group. So teenaged means being in the 'teen' years, between 13 and 19.