SUBTEEN Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

subteen

noun

Definition of subteen

as in teenager

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Noun

French youths have been demonstrating over poor conditions at school buildings, and analysts expect unrest to intensify after a teenager’s hand was blown off by a riot police sting grenade.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The widespread use of arrests, tear gas and riot-control weapons against teenagers is fueling defiance and angering some parents and teachers.

— NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of teenager

Noun

Willow, a one-time teen star now employed as a casting assistant, carries most of the strain.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Florida accuses the company of knowingly engineering its platforms to be addictive to teens, and misleading consumers about its safety.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of teen

Noun

But that also ties some kids’ savings to a single company’s fortunes.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
The kind of life admin tasks like swim lesson sign-ups and appointment confirmations that pile up with alarming frequency in a house of one preschool-age kid and two adults with full-time jobs.

— Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of kid

Noun

Mesh, lace, metallic studs, crochet and tie-dye competed for attention, while fitted party dresses and washed denim leaned heavily on familiar notions of off-duty rock-chick dressing.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Shortly before Jackie took ill, the chicks — Sandy and Luna —successfully fledged.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of chick

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However, the youngster scowled at the suggestion that Argentina might face a trophy-less era following Messi's retirement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
That’s the journey, and process for all the Dolphins’ youngsters — first-, second- and some third-year players — on this year’s rebuilding team.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 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

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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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