teenager

noun

Definition of teenagernext
as in teen
someone who is between 13 and 19 years old Their daughter is a teenager. The show is very popular among teenagers.

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Recent Examples of teenager The Vampire Diaries centers on orphaned teenager Elena Gilbert, who ends up falling in love with a handsome new student named Stefan Salvatore (Wesley). — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026 Latimore is proud his character’s growth, from a careless teenager all the way into manhood and being a partner and parent. — Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 The connections between Madison’s death and the suicides of multiple teenagers and young adults who also spoke obsessively with ChatGPT are clear. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 July 2026 Three teenagers were charged with murder after accidentally shooting a 14-year-old boy in the head in west Charlotte on July 14, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said in a press release. — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for teenager
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  1. teen
  2. kid
  3. child
  4. youth
  5. minor
  6. toddler
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  • Nearly 75% of teens have seen online pornography and more than half are encountering this type of content as early as age 12, according to new research from Common Sense Media.
    — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Nila Roper, the intern on the education team this summer, talked to the teens who are learning the value of a job well done.
    — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of teen
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  • Send both members of the cool-kid clique home at the same time?
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • Traci, Howe said, was ready to have kids and was happy to have a man with a stable income.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Definition of kid
Noun
  • On January 24, 2023, Clancy fatally strangled her three children in the basement of their Duxbury home using exercise resistance bands.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • If a parent or parents have multiple children who fit the requirements, each can have their own account.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of child
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  • The course is now part of First Tee — Greater Kansas City, a youth organization that uses golf to build character, strength, confidence and resilience.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • The campaign has taken the protests demanding accountability and education reforms beyond the streets, broadening its reach and intensifying pressure on a government wary of appearing to yield to a rapidly growing youth movement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of youth
Noun
  • This fall, Syracuse will debut its own content-creation minor — the first academic offering from its Center for the Creator Economy.
    — Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
  • The goal now is to get the children into foster care and eventually adopted, said officials, who are classifying the eldest as a minor despite being 18 because of her limitations.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of minor
Noun
  • Our pediatrician referred us to the Early Start Program through California's Regional Center system, the state's early intervention program for infants and toddlers with developmental delays.
    — Danielle Stephens, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • Charging documents indicate that Abarca had a physical altercation with his ex-wife during the incident, and missing persons reports were briefly filed for both Abarca and the couple’s toddler son in the following days.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
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