teens
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teens
- /tiːnz/
Rhymes with -iːnz
Where it comes from
The final syllable of the numbers from thirteen to nineteen. More at teen.
noun
- plural of teen
noun
- The numbers between thirteen and nineteen (inclusive). The number of people at the meeting was in the teens.
- The time of life between thirteen and nineteen years old; the teenage years. She is in her teens.
- The second decade of a century: the 1910s, 2010s, etc. The oneties, the tens. I was so excited for the teens to be over but then we get to the twenties and suddenly it's a pandemic!
- The range between 10 and 19. Although it was a scorching desert by day, temperatures could drop as low as the teens at night.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: teenaged, adolescent, young, immature, teenage, adolescence, adolescents, boy, boys, girls, juvenile, juveniles, kids, minors, teenagers, teeth
Talk about this word "teens." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/teens. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. teens. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/teens "teens." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/teens.Cite this
@misc{teens_2026,
title = {teens},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/teens},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
