English Explanatory Dictionary

teens

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of teen
noun
  1. The numbers between thirteen and nineteen (inclusive).
  2. The time of life between thirteen and nineteen years old; the teenage years.
  3. The second decade of a century: the 1910s, 2010s, etc. The oneties, the tens.
  4. The range between 10 and 19.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

teens

Etymology

The final syllable of the numbers from thirteen to nineteen. More at teen.

Related words

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Derived words

in one's teens
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