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teenager en · NOUN

Pronunciation

[ˈtʰɪi̯nˌeɪ̯d͡ʒɚ] ~ [ˈtʰɪi̯nˌeɪ̯d͡ʒɹ̩] (Canada, General-American)
/ˈtiːnˌeɪ̯d͡ʒə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
[ˈtʰɪi̯nˌæ̝ɪ̯d͡ʒəː] (Australia, New-Zealand)
[ˈtʰɪi̯nˌeɪ̯d͡ʒəː] (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈtiːnˌæɪ̯d͡ʒə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
(US) audio
/ˈtinˌeɪdʒɚ/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English teenage Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English teenager From teenage + -er.

Meanings

A person between thirteen and nineteen years old (inclusive).
- Most teenagers will undergo lots of changes before reaching adulthood.
- A British teenager who killed three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least 52 years on Thursday, for an attack Prime Minister Keir Starmer called one of the most harrowing moments in Britain’s history. 2025 January 23, Sam Tobin and Michael Holden, “UK teenager jailed for minimum of 52 years for Southport girls’ murders”, in Reuters:
- Many of the rulings against such limits, including the 5th Circuit opinion issued Wednesday, cite the participation of older teenagers in militias around the time of the Second Amendment’s framing. 2025 January 30, Tierney Sneed, “Federal law banning handgun sales 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional, appeals court rules”, in CNN:
- Marco's main target market are late teenagers.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
teenagers	Number=Plur		lexicographic
teen-ager		alternative, dated	lexicographic

Translations (130)

fy teener (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ko 틴에이저 (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ro adolescentă (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · hu tini (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ms remaja (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · cy arddegyn (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · pt adolescente (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · fi teini-ikäinen (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ja ティーンエイジャー (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · gl rapazola (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ca adolescent (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · la iuvenis (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · zza genc (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · da teenagere (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · lo ໄວຫນຸ່ມ (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · cs výrostek (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · el έφηβη (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ko 10대 (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · la iuventa (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · uk тіне́йджер (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · mh boea (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · es puberta (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ja 十代 (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · gl rapariga (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · gl rapazolo (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · nl puber (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · crh ösmür (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · da teenager (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · et noor (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · sv tonåring (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · eo adoleskulo (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · lv pusaudze (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · sl najstnik (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · is táningur (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · es lolo (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ka მოზარდი (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · be тынэ́йджэр (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ro adolescent (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · hu serdülő (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · de Jugendliche (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · gl galeote (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · gl zagalón (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · eo junulo (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · hy թինեյջեր (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · uk підлі́ток (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ota اوشاق (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · fr adolescente (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · sq ri (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · cs puberťák (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · cs náctiletý (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · eo dekkelkjarulo (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · tr genç (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · hu kamasz (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · nl tiener (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · is unglingur (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ru тине́йджер (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · lv tīnis (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · fa نُوْجَوان (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · sw kijana (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · es adolescente (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · gl rapaz (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ota اوغلان (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · hu tinédzser (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · kw degowek (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · fr ado (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · gl moza (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · pl nastolatek (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · kw degowoges (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · mk тинејџер (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · cmn 少年 (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ga déagóirí (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · th วัยรุ่น (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ja ティーネージャー (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · af tiener (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · sh tìnejdžer (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · el έφηβος (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · gl mozo (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · eo plenkreskiĝulo (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · cy person yn ei arddegau (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · lv pusaudzis (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · id remaja (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · hu tizenéves (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · it adolescente (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · rgn adulescént (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ota شاب (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · es colloquial (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · hy պատանի (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ba үҫмер (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · sh тѝнејџер (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · vi thiếu niên (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · eo dekadjarulo (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · cy person ifanc yn ei arddegau (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · nn tenåring (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · eo plenkreskiĝulino (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ar مُرَاهِق (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · de Jugendlicher (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · fo tannáringur (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · kl inuusuttuaraq (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · es puberto (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · la iuventus (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ru подро́сток (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · et teismeline (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · cmn 青少年 (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · be падле́так (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · it ragazzino (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · cy plentyn yn ei arddegau (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · mk тинејџерка (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · st motjha (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ka თინეიჯერი (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · nl adolescent (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ga déagóir (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · nb tenåring (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ko 십대 (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · fr adolescent (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · pl nastolatka (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · it giovane (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · ja 少年 (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · it ragazzina (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · cs dospívající (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · cs teenager (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · lv tīne (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · yi צענערלינג (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · mi taitamariki (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · sk tínedžer (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · tl lalabintaunin (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · gl adolescente (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · eo adoleskanto (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · bg тийне́йджър (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · gl rapaza (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) · he נַעַר (person aged between thirteen and nineteen)

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