subteen

noun

Definition of subteennext
as in teenager

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  1. teenager
  2. teen
  3. kid
  4. chick
  5. juvenile
  6. youngster
  7. rug rat
  8. teenybopper
Noun
  • Other areas of concern are the library system's self-check-out kiosks, instances in which minor teenagers handle materials while working or volunteering at a branch, and platforms for loaning electronic materials, Adams said.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
  • From the moment Billie learns about Sophie-Rose, the teenager who inherited her legendary fake ID after it was already passed down to multiple other Gen-Z blondes, she’s obsessed.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of teenager
Noun
  • Taken into custody in an unrelated incident Friday in Atherton, the teens were also arrested on suspicion of assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • How Uber's live video feature works When live video is available, the parent or guardian linked to the teen's account will receive a push notification after the trip begins.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of teen
Noun
  • Davis, his wife and kids painted the picture of a family that had deep, meaningful connections to the heartbeat of this burgeoning southern metropolis in NASCAR country that, like so many cities, places its sports stars on a pedestal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • My kids loved Sakura, which takes a similarly hopscotching approach to Asia, mixing together Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, and Malaysian on its menu.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of kid
Noun
  • The full bald eagle nesting season lasts over six months, depending on when the last season’s fledged chicks leave the area.
    — Annie Colbert, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The chick hatched July 17, a few weeks after the birth of another penguin, the aquarium said, to parents Nipper and Pebbles, also the pair’s second child.
    — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of chick
Noun
  • This image captures two juveniles peering from their father’s mouth, revealing the specialized mouthbrooding strategy that helps this species increase the survival of its young.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Brown is the only one charged with first-degree employing a juvenile in the commission of a crime.
    — Stephanie Ballesteros, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of juvenile
Noun
  • His messages to Newcastle youngsters offer empathy but with a clear dose of realism.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • There’s an outdoor kids club with a schedule of activities and a babysitting service, but most youngsters looked happy enough playing on the sand while parents lounged nearby or got involved in the digging.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of youngster
Noun
  • In a bid to increase his nation’s number of rug rats, Władysław Grochowski, owner of one of Poland’s biggest hotel chains, has pledged to throw a party for every couple who conceives while staying at his properties.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Definition of rug rat
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
Definition of teenybopper
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“Subteen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subteen. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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