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
Allison PearsonIt's been a tumultuous summer for America's hottest and fastest-growing social media app, one that's particularly popular with teenagers.—Scott Nover
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Euthanasia patients in the Netherlands make the choice to die—but when a teenager is suffering from psychiatric illness, can that choice really be considered an expression of autonomous will?
—Charles Lane, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
The kids range from infants and toddlers cared for by nannies, to teenagers living in dorms.
—Denise Schrier Cetta, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Sports injuries are greater when schools start early, grades on standard tests are lower, graduation rates are lower and auto accidents involving teenagers occur more frequently when high schools start early.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
Police later said four teenagers had been detained in a car near another synagogue in Rotterdam.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
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Charles Lane, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
The kids range from infants and toddlers cared for by nannies, to teenagers living in dorms.
—Denise Schrier Cetta, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Sports injuries are greater when schools start early, grades on standard tests are lower, graduation rates are lower and auto accidents involving teenagers occur more frequently when high schools start early.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
Police later said four teenagers had been detained in a car near another synagogue in Rotterdam.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teenager. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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