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teen 1  (tn)
n.
1. teens
a. The numbers 13 through 19.
b. The 13th through 19th items in a series or scale, as years of a century or degrees of temperature.
2. A teenager.
adj.
Teenage.
teen
Adjective
Informal same as teenage
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.teenteen - a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
adolescent, stripling, teenager
juvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developed
chebab - a Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelis
mod - a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers
pachuco - a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes
punk rocker, punk - a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
rocker - a teenager or young adult in the 1960s who wore leather jackets and rode motorcycles
young buck, young man - a teenager or a young adult male
Adj.1.teen - being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years"
teenage, teenaged, adolescent
young, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"


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Giles Hicks, living but a short distance from where I used to live, murdered my wife's cousin, a young girl between fifteen and six- teen years of age, mangling her person in the most horrible manner, breaking her nose and breastbone with a stick, so that the poor girl expired in a few hours afterward.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave by Douglass, Frederick View in context
Buck looked about as old as me -- thirteen or four- teen or along there, though he was a little bigger than me.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context
His can- teen banged rhythmically upon his thigh, and his haversack bobbed softly.
The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen View in context
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