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teenage

American  
[teen-eyj] / ˈtinˌeɪdʒ /
Or teenaged

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a teenager.


teenage British  
/ ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒ /

adjective

  1. (prenominal) of or relating to the time in a person's life between the ages of 13 and 19 inclusive

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noun

  1. this period of time

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Etymology

Origin of teenage

1920–25; teen ( teens ) + age

Example Sentences

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Her teenage sons, she said, are "asking me if we will have to go back home".

From Barron's

As a parent of teenage children, Cooper said she had lost the taste for serious films.

From BBC

The state placed her in an “affirming” foster home, where she shares a bedroom with a teenage boy.

From The Wall Street Journal

But, as I entered my teenage years, I started to deviate from certain aspects of the faith.

From The Wall Street Journal

“As a teenage girl, this dramatic story touched my soul,” Stasevska says, adding that she still remembers the experience and thinking, “ ‘This music understands me, this is exactly how I feel.’

From Los Angeles Times