teen

CEFRA2

/tiːn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person aged from thirteen to nineteen.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A black teenager or a young black person.

Examples

  • Layla started wearing the hijab in her teen years.

  • Tom is a teen idol.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Of or having to do with teenagers; teenage

  2. Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old (inclusive).

  3. Grief; sorrow; trouble.

More examples

In context

  • In the safety alert, the NTSB educates parents on the risks and outlines what they can do to protect their teens against marijuana-impaired driving.

  • The Soldan changed hue for grief and teen, / On that sad book his shame and loss he lear'd.

  • She knew the teen.

Synonyms

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A blank, a person between thirteen and nineteen years old, often struggles with identity.

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Nearby

Origin

noun

Clipping of teenager. For more synonyms see at Thesaurus:teenager.