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teenage

teen·age
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [teen-eyj]
    • /ˈtinˌeɪdʒ/
    • /ˈtiːnˌeɪ.dʒər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teen-eyj]
    • /ˈtinˌeɪdʒ/

Definitions of teenage word

  • adjective teenage of, relating to, or characteristic of a teenager. 1
  • adjective teenage person: aged 13-19 1
  • adjective teenage adolescent 1
  • adjective teenage Teenage children are aged between thirteen and nineteen years old. 0
  • adjective teenage Teenage is used to describe things such as films, magazines, bands, or activities that are aimed at or are done by teenage children. 0
  • adjective teenage of or relating to the time in a person's life between the ages of 13 and 19 inclusive 0

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Origin of teenage

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; teen (see teens) + age

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Teenage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

teenage popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

teenage usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for teenage

adj teenage

  • beardless — without a beard
  • hoydenish — a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.
  • girlish — of, like, or befitting a girl or girlhood: girlish laughter.
  • naive — having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.

adjective teenage

  • adolescent — Adolescent is used to describe young people who are no longer children but who have not yet become adults. It also refers to their behaviour.
  • juvenile — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable or intended for young persons: juvenile books.
  • youth — the condition of being young.

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