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midteens en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English teens English midteens From mid- + teens.

Meanings

1. (plural, plural-only) The period around the middle of the teenage years, such as ages 15 and 16
   • Many children first experiment with drugs and alcohol in their midteens.
2. (plural, plural-only) People whose age is in the middle of the teenage years.
   • Most of the midteens in the survey were interested in video games and films.
3. (plural, plural-only) Around the middle of the teens.
   • The forecast calls for a slight warming trend in the coming days, with sunny skies and daytime temperatures reaching the midteens on Sunday and Monday, when the men will hit the snowboard course. 2022 February 4, John Branch, “U.S. snowboarder Jamie Anderson qualifies for the slopestyle final.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2022:

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