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 teenage girl setting limits on a chatbot and the library patron learning to switch off AI on their phone are seeking the same thing. — Susan Gouijnstook, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

To his right, Morello’s teenage son Roman, who ripped out a solo with his electric guitar behind his back, the instrument daubed with a call to action for homeless rights. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026

Bodycam footage showed four kids coming out of hiding in a bathroom – a 2-year-old toddler, a pre-teen and what appeared to be a teenage girl holding a newborn baby. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Four people, including two teenage girls, were hurt when a Russian drone struck a residential area in northern Ukraine's Chernihiv region on Sunday evening, said Viacheslav Chaus, head of the regional military administration. — Hanna Arhirova, Arkansas Online, 29 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