teenage

adjective

teen·​age ˈtēn-ˌāj How to pronounce teenage (audio)
variants or teenaged
: 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 This is Tashi Duncan, a teenage tennis prodigy turned professional coach. Peter Debruge, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024 In the decade and a half since Brandy Melville started selling in the U.S., the chain has opened 94 locations worldwide, including 36 stores in the U.S. The brand's popularity with teenage girls was bolstered by its social media presence. Cady Lang, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024 Over the past four decades, the organization has grown to offer a curriculum for teenage boys, middle schoolers, college students, and women postpartum. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024 Youth is key to that survival; the cast, if not actually teenage — their singing is way too professional for that — is still credibly fresh-faced. Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024 Three people, including a teenage boy wounded by police, were shot Wednesday and five were arrested when a hail of gunfire erupted near the end of a packed end of Ramadan event in Philadelphia, authorities said. Louis Casiano, Fox News, 10 Apr. 2024 While Hallmark star Alison Sweeney was born and raised in Los Angeles, she’s recently made the move to Arizona with her husband and teenage children. Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2024 Fort Worth police responded to the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program school on Sanguinet Street at about 9 a.m. Monday regarding a teenage boy who had possibly overdosed on a school bus and was not breathing. Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024 Described as the light of his family, Sandoval leaves behind a teenage son and 5-year-old daughter. Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of teenage was in 1912

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Cite this Entry

“Teenage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teenage. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

teenage

adjective
teen·​age ˈtē-ˌnāj How to pronounce teenage (audio)
variants or teenaged
: of, being, or relating to people in their teens
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