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noun

teens

TEENZ/tiːnz/

The numbers from thirteen through nineteen.

The students' ages fall in the teens.

Three teenagers of varied ethnicities, clearly adolescent, chatting with backpacks near school.
Etymology
teenOld Englishten more than
+sEnglishplural

The number ending identifies the ages thirteen through nineteen. Teens names that span of years and, in this sense, the people whose ages fall within it.

In context

Penn State PRO Wellness0:16
not a question of whether teens are having sex by 12th grade sixty-five percent of high school students will have engaged in sexual intercourse
Teen Health: Sexual Health

More examples

  • Mia can count through the teens without any help.
  • Her score stays in the teens for most of the game.
  • The page numbers in the teens are missing from this book.

Forms

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