teenager
noun
teen·ag·er
ˈtēn-ˌā-jər 
plural teenagers
: someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
He began singing as a teenager.
Most teenagers firmly believe they have the most embarrassing parents in the world.—
Allison Pearson
Allison PearsonIt's been a tumultuous summer for America's hottest and fastest-growing social media app, one that's particularly popular with teenagers.—Scott Nover
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The April 2025 incident at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey sent three teenagers to a hospital, months after a California oversight body ruled the facility was not a safe place for youths to be housed.
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James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Following Hudson's performance, Keys spoke about meeting Davis as a teenager and signing with his J Records label to release her debut album, Songs in A Minor.
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Rapp’s allegations that Spacey assaulted him in his New York apartment while Rapp was a teenager appeared in a 2017 Buzzfeed article and triggered the chain of allegations that led to Spacey’s career implosion.
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Brent Lang,
Variety,
29 June 2026
Her grandmother — her father’s mother — was born in Kyiv and as a teenager escaped to Poland during the Russian Revolution.
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Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
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James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Following Hudson's performance, Keys spoke about meeting Davis as a teenager and signing with his J Records label to release her debut album, Songs in A Minor.
—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Rapp’s allegations that Spacey assaulted him in his New York apartment while Rapp was a teenager appeared in a 2017 Buzzfeed article and triggered the chain of allegations that led to Spacey’s career implosion.
—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
29 June 2026
Her grandmother — her father’s mother — was born in Kyiv and as a teenager escaped to Poland during the Russian Revolution.
—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teenager. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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