teenage

adjective

teen·​age ˈtēn-ˌāj 

variants or teenaged

ˈtēn-ˌājd 

: of, being, relating to, or intended for teenagers

teenage boys

the teenage years

teenage literature

They had two teenage daughters.

Examples of teenage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The regime discredited the uncorroborated claims by having state media release photos of the 42-year-old dictator touring a clothing and footwear exhibition in Pyongyang with his wife and teenage daughter Kim Ju Ae. — Anna Coren, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Acton has said that her stepfather repeatedly raped her as a pre-teenage girl and that her family lived in a tent at the time she was removed from their care. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Two teenage girls spent months plotting a mass shooting in Riverside County, officials say. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

One teenage girl is dead and another is injured following a double shooting at a residence in Hartford on Wednesday night where police believe both victims were targeted. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for teenage

• assuage
• backstage
• bocage
• downstage
• engage
• enrage
• leafage
• messuage
• offstage
• onstage
• outrage
• pelage

Kids Definition

teenage

adjective

teen·​age ˈtē-ˌnāj 

variants or teenaged

-ˌnājd 

: of, being, or relating to people in their teens