teenage

American

[teen-eyj] / ˈtinˌeɪdʒ /

Or teenaged

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a teenager.

teenage British

/ ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒ /

adjective

(prenominal) of or relating to the time in a person's life between the ages of 13 and 19 inclusive

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noun

this period of time

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Etymology

Origin of teenage

1920–25; teen ( teens ) + age

Example Sentences

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Like a teenage reflex, I sprinted to the comments to see what people were saying.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

What I was not expecting was that across all the conversations I had, one theme kept resurfacing: teenage girls still tend to see themselves through the lens of boys.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The only question remaining was when the Pirates would make him MLB’s first teenage position player since Soto in 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Police were called to Greenfield Road in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, at 23:50 BST on Friday, after a vehicle was involved in a collision with three teenage boys, two riding a bike and another on a scooter.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

I was just a teenage girl growing up, I suppose.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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