teens

[ teenz ]

plural noun

1. the numbers 13 through 19, especially in a progression, as the 13th through the 19th years of a lifetime or of a given or implied century.

teens

/ tiːnz /

plural noun

1. the years of a person's life between the ages of 13 and 19 inclusive
2. all the numbers that end in -teen

Word History and Origins

Origin of teens¹

1595–1605; teen (extracted from numbers with -teen as final element) + -s ³

Example Sentences

“What we’re trying to do is be close enough to these young women that you can understand how, in their late teens and early 20s, they would join a paramilitary organization, believing that peaceful protest is never going to work. We want you to be there with them, but then also to see the human wreckage of their decisions,” Keefe said over breakfast in Manhattan, N.Y., where he was joined by Zetumer and director Michael Lennox.

From Los Angeles Times

During his teens he was chased with knives and threatened by having his hand hit with a hammer.

From BBC

Speaking to BBC Radio Wales' Lucy Owen programme he said he had no choice but to try to fit in during his early teens, despite knowing he was gay.

From BBC

Haynes was still in his teens when he made his professional debut in the early 1940s.

From Los Angeles Times

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “No tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, are safe, especially for children, teens, and young adults.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• adolescence