Word
teens
US/ˈtinz/
UK/tˈiːnz/
Definitions
01people aged 13 to 19
n. young people who are between 13 and 19 years old.
n. plural form of 'teen', referring to individuals in the adolescent stage of development.
“The shop is very popular with local teens who come here after school.”
“Market researchers are increasingly focused on how teens influence household spending through their social media presence.”
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02the age range
n. the period of your life when you are between 13 and 19 years old.
n. the years of human life spanning from the thirteenth to the nineteenth year.
“She spent most of her teens living in a small town in the mountains.”
“Navigating one's teens can be a turbulent experience as social pressures and biological changes coincide.”
Synonyms
03numbers 13 to 19
n. the numbers that end in '-teen', from 13 to 19.
n. the cardinal numbers within the range of thirteen to nineteen inclusive.
“The temperature is expected to stay in the high teens all week.”
“The survey results showed that support for the new policy was only in the low teens among the older demographic.”
04the second decade of a century
n. the years from '13 to '19 in any century, like 1913 to 1919.
n. the years from thirteen to nineteen within a specific century.
“Many famous poems were written during the teens of the twentieth century.”
“Economic instability during the late teens of the nineteenth century led to significant social unrest across the continent.”
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Real-World Examples
“For every bullying post there is another offering support to marginalized teens.” “Can dogs help teens cope with peer stress?” “Done well, solutions cocreated with teens could make communities better for all of us by increasing safety and social opportunities.” “In each era, teens identified themselves by what they watched, listened to and read, where they hung out and how they talked to one another.” Etymology
The final syllable of the numbers from thirteen to nineteen. More at teen.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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englishreference.com/q/teens