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

At the time of her disappearance, the teen was about five feet tall and weighed approximately 100 pounds. — Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

The teen—who’s rumored to be starting her own beauty company—paired a cropped strapless top with a matching maxiskirt. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026

Fans may recall that Agatha helped Bill track down the soul of his twin, Tommy (aka Speed), and place him into the body of a teen boy who drowned, Thomas Shepherd. — ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2026

Though Peter doesn’t look a day older than his perpetual mid-teens to late 20s, the iconic webslinger has certainly earned his 401k pension and retirement plan these past six decades. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Aug. 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
• clean
• deen
• diene
• gene
• glean
• jean
• keen
• lien

Kids Definition

teen

noun

ˈtēn

: teenager

teen adjective