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

The quest for tickets is the first of several McGuffins in the film that, while fun, bring to life the essential truth that the core of being teenage is the shiny allure of intangible pursuits, those things that promise fame, friends and being cool. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

The teenage proponents spent weeks canvassing for the measure in Culver City, despite having no power to cast ballots for it. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Hong Kong — Joshua Wong, once a teenage figurehead of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, faces the prospect of entering middle age in prison, after a court Thursday meted out a 10-year sentence over a second national security conviction. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

Deidra terrorizes a teenage boy who dares to hit on her, and no one cries, not even the birthday girl. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 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