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

At the same time, teenage Nussbaum yearned to fit in school, to find the perfect Villager brand outfit, a skirt sweater over a shirt with a Peter Pan collar that (in those pre-hippie days) was sweeping suburban high schools. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

The film deals with an urban legend that a Nevada reservoir is a time portal, and the aimless group of teenage best friends who become obsessed with going back in history. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026

Michał Marczak directed the film that follows a father, Daniel Dymiński, on a relentless search for his missing teenage son Chris, who was last seen on a bridge over the Vistula River in Warsaw. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

And is a beauty pageant really a healthy way for teenage girls to judge themselves anyway? — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 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