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noun / adjective

teen

TEEN/tˈin/

A number between thirteen and nineteen.

The cake's numeral sixteen marks an age in the teens.

An adolescent boy celebrating his sixteenth birthday, with lit numeral candles forming 16 on a small cake.
Etymology
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The ending shared by thirteen through nineteen became a name for a person of those ages. Teen was used before the longer word teenager.

In context

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the trial of 17 year old joshua young the teen's been charged
Father Pleads Guilty to Murder His Son Committed | Court Cam | A&E

More examples

  • Each teen number has a tens digit of one.
  • Her score rises from twelve into the teens.
  • The elevator stops on every floor in the teens.

Forms

teen · teens