teen

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈtēn 

: a teenage person : teenager

teen adjective

teen

2 of 2

noun (2)

archaic

: misery, affliction

Examples of teen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The other teen killed was earlier identified as Elizabeth Angle by her family. —Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Friday will be the coldest morning of the stretch with wind chills in the teens to minus 20s, though temperatures will ease a little later in the day. —Joseph Dames, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026

People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens are recommended to reduce active time outdoors when conditions are unhealthy. —Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 29 Jan. 2026

In a world of jaded billionaires, psychiatrist-gurus, bio-hacked tech bros, AI labs and disillusioned teens being optimized in elite private schools, an audacious data-mining CEO (Magnussen) strives to turn insight and influence into profit and power. —Denise Petski, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

Middle English tene, from Old English tēona injury, grief; akin to Old Norse tjōn loss, damage

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1818, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for teen

• bean
• bein
• bien
• bouin
• chine
• clean
• deen
• diene
• gene
• glean
• jean
• keen

Kids Definition

teen

noun

ˈtēn

: teenager

teen adjective