teenage
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teenage¹
- /ˈtiːneɪd͡ʒ/ UK
- /ˈtineɪd͡ʒ/ Canada, US
- /ˈtiːnæɪd͡ʒ/ Australia, New Zealand
adjective teen-age · teen age · teenaged
- Of or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old. Fred's teenage years were the most difficult of times.
teenage²
- /ˈtiːnɪd͡ʒ/ UK
Where it comes from
From teen (Kentish variant of tine (“enclose within a wattle fence”)) + -age (suffix forming abstract nouns). First attested circa 1700.
noun
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Brushwood for fences and hedges.
Similar: teenet
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: adolescent, teenaged, teen, young, immature, pregnancy, girls, adolescence, youthful, youth, male, underage, juvenile, underaged, junior, ndr
Translations
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adj of an age between 13 and 19
| Español | adolescente |
|---|---|
| Français | adolescent |
| Ελληνικά | εφηβικός efivikós |
| Русский | подростко́вый podrostkóvyj |
Talk about this word "teenage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/teenage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. teenage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/teenage "teenage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/teenage.Cite this
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title = {teenage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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