teenage

CEFRA2

/ˈtiːneɪd͡ʒ/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Between thirteen and nineteen years old.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Brushwood for fences and hedges.

Examples

  • She works as a volunteer counselor at a teenage crisis center.

  • The singer is very popular with teenage fans.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈtiːnɪd͡ʒ/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Of or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old.

More examples

In context

  • That singer is a teenage idol.

  • Fred's teenage years were the most difficult of times.

  • Coristine is one of a team of teenage and twentysomething software engineers, apparently conscripted by Musk in his largely unchecked war against bureaucracy.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Her blank years were full of acne and awkward dances from age thirteen to nineteen.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From -teen + age. First attested in 1921.