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

It's been a tumultuous summer for America's hottest and fastest-growing social media app, one that's particularly popular with teenagers.

—Scott Nover

Examples of teenager in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Something that started as a teenager has continued all these years for Crosby, who is now four months shy of his 39th birthday. —Josh Yohe, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026

The father, whom Seth does not know, accused him of taking pics of his teenager. —Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026

The issue is that a teenager and his father were in the line of sight of Seth’s photos. —Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026

American Vandal is a true-crime parody that sees two teenagers investigate juvenile offenses like graffiti with all the seriousness of Making a Murderer. —Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for teenager

• ager
• gauger
• pager
• stager
• wager
• yager

Kids Definition

teenager

noun

teen·​ag·​er

ˈtē-ˌnā-jər

: a person in his or her teens