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

An 18-year-old Swedish rapper/Internet meme has inspired legions of impressionable teens to get based in bucket hats.

From The Daily Beast

What is the suicide rate of Christian teens relative to transgender ones?

From The Daily Beast

Witnesses said the girls were in their late teens and had been accompanied by a man who left soon after the blast.

From The Daily Beast

As Pro Publica recently noted, blacks age 15 to 19 have a 21 times greater chance of being killed by the police than white teens.

From The Daily Beast

Brute is the story of Mac and Jesse, two disenfranchised teens who turn to robbing houses as a form of recreation and quick cash.

From The Daily Beast

But she was half a dozen years older than de Brus, who was still in his teens and was never distinguished for enterprise.

From Project Gutenberg

There was a Miss Mayblunt, no longer in her teens, who looked at the world through lorgnettes and with the keenest interest.

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover, let it be remembered she was at this time not a girl in her teens, but a woman of nearly forty-four.

From Project Gutenberg

The Fairy Prince was nearing home at last, and a tall, shy maid in her teens was glad that he was on the way.

From Project Gutenberg

Then Betsy would redden and toss her head, for, like most girls in their early teens, she wished to be thought older than she was.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• adolescence