TEENER Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

teener

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as in teen

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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

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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

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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

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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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In 2021, he was accused of molesting two preteen brothers during the early 1970s while serving as choir director at Precious Blood Catholic Church.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
The outlet reported that the character, who is a preteen in season 4 of Ted Lasso, has grown into a skilled soccer player — something Feely alluded to in an October 2025 interview with the Birmingham Parent.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of preteen

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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

The father and daughter would ultimately co-star in her massive tween TV series, Hannah Montana, playing fictional relatives Billy Ray and Miley Stewart.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 28 Aug. 2026
Claire’s is trying to recapture its glory as the go-to destination for both tween girls and for piercing.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of tween

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The lone male, meanwhile, worked overtime to feed both nests of hungry chicks.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Big Bear Valley is one of the most popular feeds, with as many as a hundred thousand people watching at peak moments, such as the hatching of chicks or the fledging of eaglets.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

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