Teens

//tiːnz// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of teen form-of, plural
  2. 2
    The numbers between thirteen and nineteen (inclusive). plural, plural-only

    "The number of people at the meeting was in the teens."

  3. 3
    all the numbers that end in ‘-teen’ wordnet
  4. 4
    The time of life between thirteen and nineteen years old; the teenage years. plural, plural-only

    "She is in her teens."

  5. 5
    the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20 wordnet
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  1. 6
    The second decade of a century: the 1910s, 2010s, etc. The oneties, the tens. plural, plural-only

    "I was so excited for the teens to be over but then we get to the twenties and suddenly it's a pandemic!"

  2. 7
    The range between 10 and 19. plural, plural-only

    "Although it was a scorching desert by day, temperatures could drop as low as the teens at night."

Synonyms

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'10sawkward ageboxcarboxcarschildhooddozen

Example

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"Mary went over to the United States in her late teens."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

in one's teens

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