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teenage

or teen·aged

[ teen-eyj ]

/ ˈtinˌeɪdʒ /

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a teenager.

Origin of teenage

1920–25; teen (see teens) + age

Words nearby teenage

teel, teem, teeming, teen, teena, teenage, teenager, teener, teens, teensy, teensy-weensy

Example sentences from the Web for teenage

In this clip, a teenage Minaj gets heated and throws a phone in a play rehearsal during her tenure at LaGuardia High School.

Nicki Minaj: High School Actress |Alex Chancey, The Daily Beast Video |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And it led him in his teenage years to declare his ambition to become a cop.

In The Shadow of Murdered Cops |Michael Daly |December 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“A few words and we fell in love,” she says, the smile of her teenage years returning to her face.

A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda |Ruth Michaelson |December 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The woman and her husband and teenage daughter were all slain.

Hunt for Iraq Vet After Killing Spree |M.L. Nestel |December 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

As you exit your teenage years, are there artist you would like to emulate?

Portrait of the Austin Mahone as a Teen Idol |William O’Connor |December 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The United States has the highest rate of teenage drug use of any industrialized nation.

What Works: Schools Without Drugs |United States Department of Education
A teenage hacker-turned-hero pits himself against the government to fight for his basic freedoms.

Little Brother |Cory Doctorow
And that teenage picnic—there would be trouble unless she, and not someone else, were chaperoning it.

The Amazing Mrs. Mimms |David C. Knight
Were you later called down to the—did the teenage boy ask for any transfer?

Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Was this teenage boy—do you know where this teenage boy got on the bus?

Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for teenage

teenage

/ (ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒ) /

adjective Also: teenaged

(prenominal) of or relating to the time in a person's life between the ages of 13 and 19 inclusive

noun

this period of time