noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person between thirteen and nineteen years old (inclusive).

   "Most teenagers will undergo lots of changes before reaching adulthood."

2. 2
   a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

adolescentadolescentteenbabyboychild

Antonyms

All antonyms

older adult

Example

More examples

"A teenager sometimes acts like a baby."

Etymology

From teenage + -er.

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