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teens

teens

13 1.0
The years from 13 to 19
  • noun
  • /tiːnz/
translation icon : adolescencia
  • During their teens, many young people discover their passions and interests.
  • NOVELS FOR TEENS
  • Teens and adults
  • GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS

Boys in their late teens should not go to college.

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Examples

  • In the early teens, she started having knee pain.

  • Boys in their late teens should not go to college.

  • So that means you were young teens when Top Gun came out.

  • And keep in mind, so she was in her teens when I was born.

  • Most smokers begin as teens, and this is quite interesting to me.

  • Great news, Connecticut teens, you're going to prom.

  • Snapchat is the way of the teens these days, isn't it?

  • We could help millions of teens with counseling and referrals.

  • Allie and I starred in a movie as teens called Cowbells.

  • Lisa joined me to decode today's teens and their most pressing issues.

Synonyms

youth
vsteens
164 1.0

The time between childhood and adulthood when someone is young

refers to a precise age span from thirteen to nineteen
adolescence
vsteens
60 3.9

A time between childhood and adulthood when a person changes physically and emotionally and becomes more independent

is defined only by the specific ages thirteen to nineteen

How Old

age
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teens
13 1.0
childhood
687 1.0

Surface Forms

teen singular
teens plural

Morphology

teens = teen (transparent) = teen + s

The plural is formed regularly from the familiar noun 'teen' (adolescent), so the meaning 'young people aged 13–19' is directly derived.

Etymology

Teens for the ages comes from the number part -teen, which came from an old word meaning 'ten'. So a teenager is someone whose age is 'thirteen' to 'nineteen', and that is why we call that whole age group the teens.