Word
teenaged
US/ˈtiˌneɪdʒd/
UK/tˈiːneɪdʒd/
Definition
adj. describing someone who is between 13 and 19 years old. You use this to talk about the years between being a child and being an adult.
adj. relating to or characteristic of a person between the ages of 13 and 19. Often used to describe the social or psychological state of adolescence.
Examples
“The teenaged boy is starting his first job this summer.”
“Many teenaged students find it difficult to balance their schoolwork with their part-time jobs and social lives.”
“The novel explores the internal conflict of a teenaged protagonist who must navigate the transition from childhood innocence to the complex responsibilities of adulthood.”
Examples
simple
“The teenaged boy is starting his first job this summer.”
contextual
“Many teenaged students find it difficult to balance their schoolwork with their part-time jobs and social lives.”
complex
“The novel explores the internal conflict of a teenaged protagonist who must navigate the transition from childhood innocence to the complex responsibilities of adulthood.”
Etymology
From teen + aged.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scan code
englishreference.com/q/teenaged