subteen

Definition of subteennext

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Noun
  • Before her political career, Metayer Bowen was a confident, spirited teenager whose smile lit up the room, said Jessica Mund, a fellow classmate at Coral Springs Charter School.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Near the end of 2014, Scorcio moved to Oregon, having struggled with substance abuse as a teenager in Sacramento.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The parents themselves are increasingly reliant on products powered by algorithms, and teen-agers have become around-the-clock users of social-media apps.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
  • In January, her exit was taken over by dozens of teens on bikes riding into the road and popping wheelies.
    Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Choose from a big assortment of polish, gift sets, treatments and polish for kids.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The first generation of parents to have resorted, at least occasionally, to mollifying their children by putting digital screens in their hands has now seen those kids grow up.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The couple had their first chick, Spirit, in 2022, and in 2025 had a pair of eaglets, Sunny and Gizmo.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The show stars Camila Morrone as Rachel Harkin, a moody stoner chick who falls for her golden retriever fiancé Nicky Cunningham (Adam DiMarco) despite their differences.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Three juveniles were taken to hospitals with injuries, but their conditions were not immediately available.
    Todd Feurer, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The juvenile’s name and age were not released.
    Mark Price April 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The kids' menu is tempting for adults and youngsters alike, and if in doubt, a ride in the golf carts that come with each villa will be more than enough to keep everyone entertained.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
  • That’s why Blashill will likely keep Frondell at center for the rest of the season, in hopes of the youngster becoming the next winning figure for the Hawks.
    Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 2 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 10 Apr. 2026.

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