subteen

Definition of subteennext

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Noun
  • The family of a 17-year-old Texas cheerleader has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a distributor of a popular energy drink, saying the teenager died from an enlarged heart caused by ingesting large amounts of caffeine.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Somewhere within him is the spirit of the patriotic teenager and the careful lower-court judge who rejected any notion of party loyalty or judicial agenda.
    Peter S. Canellos, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The teens were arrested, authorities said.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Rodriguez, whose family adopted Sibomana-Rodriguez when the teen was in middle school, then introduced him to the family sport.
    Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Bisceglia says those families should not have to roll the dice when choosing care for some of the state's most vulnerable kids.
    Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • At just 10 years old, London Woodard radiated a gentle worldliness his family believed exceeded that of any other kid.
    Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Due to melting ice, mass drownings of emperor penguin chicks have occurred at multiple breeding sites, and entire colonies have fallen into the ocean.
    Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The eagles welcomed three chicks that hatched within the last month.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In the indictment, four others, including two unnamed juveniles, are also listed in connection to Chyna’s case.
    Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The juveniles — around 5 and 6 feet long — like the sandy shallow waters that keep them safe from predators, and the plentiful food of stingrays and small sharks that live near shore, Lowe noted.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Livestream video also captures Jackie and Shadow frequently feeding the youngsters, keeping them well-nourished despite competition from other wildlife in the area.
    Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Keep an eye on youngsters like Cole Bergeron and Graham Knowles, though.
    Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Third row seats are best left for rug rats, or folded.
    cleveland, cleveland, 22 Feb. 2020
  • Your standard maternal protagonist is not dropping a trail of pacifiers behind her, swilling goblets of red wine the minute her rug rats are in bed, and secretly vaping in the linen closet?
    Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 May 2018
Noun
  • At the time, Jackson was pop’s fastest-rising star, having bridged the teenybopper mania of the Jackson 5 with mature disco-soul hits on his 1979 solo breakthrough, Off the Wall.
    Greg Poole, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The show sent her to malls to meet fans, fashioning her into a teenybopper starlet.
    Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Subteen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subteen. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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