teenager
//ˈtiːnˌeɪ̯d͡ʒə//
Forms
- Plural
- teenagers
Definitions
1.A person between thirteen and nineteen years old (inclusive).
- Marco's main target market are late teenagers.
- Most teenagers will undergo lots of changes before reaching adulthood.
- Many of the rulings against such limits, including the 5th Circuit opinion issued Wednesday, cite the participation of older teenagers in militias around the time of the Second Amendment’s framing.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2814
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
English teenage
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English teenager
From teenage + -er.