teenager
pronunciation
How to pronounce teenager in British English:
UK [ˈtiːneɪdʒə(r)]
How to pronounce teenager in American English:
US [ˈtiːneɪdʒər]
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- Noun:
- a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
Word Origin
- teenager (n.)
- also teen ager, teen-ager; 1922, derived noun from teenage (q.v.). The earlier word for this was teener, attested in American English from 1894, and teen had been used as a noun to mean "teen-aged person" in 1818, though this was not common before 20c.
Example
- 1. 3 American food can be ideal teenager food .
- 2. A teenager 's room has different needs than an adult one .
- 3. Could you find a teenager to mow the lawn ?
- 4. That zealotry first revealed itself when he was a teenager .
- 5. Teenager killed by his own chair .