teenage

adjective

teen·​age ˈtēn-ˌāj 

variants or teenaged

ˈtēn-ˌājd 

: of, being, relating to, or intended for teenagers

teenage boys

the teenage years

teenage literature

They had two teenage daughters.

Examples of teenage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Three young children and a teacher were killed Thursday afternoon in a horrific shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and a teenage suspect was fatally shot by a good Samaritan who pursued him. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

Her teenage daughter is also autistic and has POTS, an autoimmune disorder, along with cerebral palsy. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026

In a news release, police said that 25-year-old Baldwin Park resident Juan Carlos Amaya contacted the teenage girl via Snapchat and began talking to her while pretending to be 17 years old. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Almost Famous Cameron Crowe has been tight with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant for decades, going all the way back to his days as a teenage reporter at Rolling Stone. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for teenage

• assuage
• backstage
• bocage
• downstage
• engage
• enrage
• leafage
• messuage
• offstage
• onstage
• outrage
• pelage

Kids Definition

teenage

adjective

teen·​age ˈtē-ˌnāj 

variants or teenaged

-ˌnājd 

: of, being, or relating to people in their teens