teenage

adjective

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

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Brown also remembered Powell going to the Raleigh Art Museum before games, a detail that cuts against the typical image of a teenage basketball star. C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026 Italian authorities have opened a double murder investigation following the deaths of a mother and her teenage daughter following a Christmas Eve meal last year, after prosecutors said preliminary blood tests showed the pair had the poison ricin in their systems. Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026 Ralph Gleason, the Chronicle music critic who mentored Wenner and co-founded the magazine with him, articulated the position that the rock revolution should be taken as more than just teenage whimsy. James Sullivan, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026 There were some unforgivable mistakes—like releasing versions of the Epstein files with unredacted nude images of young women or possibly teenage girls. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for teenage

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First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of teenage was in 1911

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“Teenage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teenage. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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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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