teenage

adjective

teen·​age ˈtēn-ˌāj How to pronounce teenage (audio)
variants or teenaged
: of, being, relating to, or intended for teenagers
teenage boys
the teenage years
teenage literature
They had two teenage daughters.

Examples of teenage in a Sentence

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Two teenage boys were arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was shot to death during a July robbery outside an Aurora apartment complex, police announced Friday. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2025 The chilling 1991 murder of four teenage girls at a Texas yogurt shop is the focus of HBO’s new docuseries, The Yogurt Shop Murders. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 In 1991, four teenage girls were killed at a frozen yogurt shop in Austin, then roughly half the size the booming city is now. Erin Jensen, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025 In 2016, Ann’s husband, Dean Wetter, assaulted Nancy’s two teenage sons backstage at a Heart concert and was sentenced as part of a plea deal to 364 days in jail, with all the time suspended. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teenage

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of teenage was in 1912

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“Teenage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teenage. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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teenage

adjective
teen·​age ˈtē-ˌnāj How to pronounce teenage (audio)
variants or teenaged
: of, being, or relating to people in their teens

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