teen
pronunciation
How to pronounce teen in British English:
UK [ˈtiːn]
How to pronounce teen in American English:
US [ˈtiːn]
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- Adjective:
- being of the age 13 through 19
Word Origin
- teen
- teen: [OE] The element -teen (as in thirteen, fourteen, etc) originated as an inflected form of ten. The noun teen, usually used in the expression in one’s teens ‘from the ages of thirteen to nineteen’, was derived from it in the 17th century (‘Your poor young things, when they are once in the teens, think they shall never be married’, William Wycherley, Gentleman Dancing-Master 1673). The compound teenage is first recorded in 1921, teenager in 1941.=> ten
- teen (n.)
- "teen-aged person," 1818 (but rare before 20c.), from -teen. As an adjective meaning "of or for teen-agers," from 1947.
Example
- 1. Teen suicides act as a mirror to our society .
- 2. The teen bride was kidnapped by the groom and his friends .
- 3. Learn what to expect in the teen years .
- 4. How common is teen sexting ?
- 5. Nearly every teen can benefit from job experience .