Definition of teenage in English:
teenage
adjectiveˈtiːneɪdʒˈtinˌeɪdʒ
1attributive Denoting a person between 13 and 19 years old.
Example sentencesExamples
- As many teenage girls as boys are now consuming alcohol figures have revealed.
- He was only one teenage boy, and yet he took on several opponents at once.
- This desire to fit in, however, is no different for teenage girls than it is for teenage boys.
- As teenage boys we talked about girls a lot.
- TWO teenage girls who disappeared from home more than a fortnight ago have returned.
- Apparently lots of teenage boys and girls are using blogs and it is hard to spot the gender differences.
- "We can sit with girls and talk with them, " said one teenage boy.
- I think it is a sad reflection on society that teenage girls can get pregnant.
- Here teenage boys and girls who dropped out after primary school learn useful skills.
- Some teenage girls walked around in tight white vests, hot pants and high heels.
- Two teenage girls are helping to bring Christmas to homeless people in Bradford.
- Police have called on parents to help them win the battle against teenage tearaways.
- It's a story about a teenage girl on a strange quest through a magical world.
- Police have issued an appeal for help after a mystery man approached a teenage girl.
- I could see why almost every teenage girl in America was steadily falling in love with him.
- I got the bus home yesterday and had to put up with a loud conversation from a group of teenage girls at the back of the bus.
- As a stepfather, I have first hand experience of mid and late teenage females.
- Recent figures revealed that teenage girls are now beating boys in their bad drinking habits.
- Police have appealed for information about two teenage girls who went missing last weekend.
- The teenage girl driver told police she was on her mobile phone at the time of the crash.
Synonyms
adolescent, teenaged, youthful, young, juvenile
informal teen
- 1.1 Relating to or characteristic of teenagers.
Example sentencesExamples
- This is one reason why Britain has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Europe.
- The cards will also be distributed with copies of popular teenage magazines such as Smash Hits.
- There is only one thing that leads to teenage pregnancy and that is teenage sex.
- Britain now has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Europe and the second highest in the world.
- Figures released earlier this year showed a fall in the number of teenage pregnancies in the city.
- We have more lone parents and teenage pregnancies than anywhere else in western Europe.
- The reduction of teenage pregnancies was a target for the Health of the Nation.
- Prevention of unwanted teenage pregnancies is a high priority in many countries.
- It is targeted at teens and deals with complex teenage issues in a mature manner.
- The group is fresh out of high school and explores profound issues like teenage love.
- Anyone can make a mistake but figures show that many of these teenage pregnancies are not mistakes.
- She had a passion for philosophy and the study of teenage angst and rebellion.
- At the same time there is also an increase in the rate of teenage pregnancies as well.
- A report to the committee set out key elements of the teenage pregnancy strategy.
- She also sees a need for for young mums to lecture their friends on the problems of teenage pregnancy.
Origin
1920s (originally in North America): from teen + age.
Definition of teenage in US English:
teenage
adjectiveˈtēnˌājˈtinˌeɪdʒ
1attributive Denoting a person between 13 and 19 years old.
Example sentencesExamples
- As teenage boys we talked about girls a lot.
- "We can sit with girls and talk with them, " said one teenage boy.
- This desire to fit in, however, is no different for teenage girls than it is for teenage boys.
- Here teenage boys and girls who dropped out after primary school learn useful skills.
- It's a story about a teenage girl on a strange quest through a magical world.
- I think it is a sad reflection on society that teenage girls can get pregnant.
- I could see why almost every teenage girl in America was steadily falling in love with him.
- The teenage girl driver told police she was on her mobile phone at the time of the crash.
- Some teenage girls walked around in tight white vests, hot pants and high heels.
- I got the bus home yesterday and had to put up with a loud conversation from a group of teenage girls at the back of the bus.
- He was only one teenage boy, and yet he took on several opponents at once.
- Police have called on parents to help them win the battle against teenage tearaways.
- TWO teenage girls who disappeared from home more than a fortnight ago have returned.
- Recent figures revealed that teenage girls are now beating boys in their bad drinking habits.
- Police have appealed for information about two teenage girls who went missing last weekend.
- Apparently lots of teenage boys and girls are using blogs and it is hard to spot the gender differences.
- Police have issued an appeal for help after a mystery man approached a teenage girl.
- Two teenage girls are helping to bring Christmas to homeless people in Bradford.
- As a stepfather, I have first hand experience of mid and late teenage females.
- As many teenage girls as boys are now consuming alcohol figures have revealed.
Synonyms
adolescent, teenaged, youthful, young, juvenile
- 1.1 Relating to or characteristic of teenagers.
Example sentencesExamples
- This is one reason why Britain has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Europe.
- She had a passion for philosophy and the study of teenage angst and rebellion.
- Britain now has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Europe and the second highest in the world.
- It is targeted at teens and deals with complex teenage issues in a mature manner.
- The cards will also be distributed with copies of popular teenage magazines such as Smash Hits.
- Figures released earlier this year showed a fall in the number of teenage pregnancies in the city.
- At the same time there is also an increase in the rate of teenage pregnancies as well.
- She also sees a need for for young mums to lecture their friends on the problems of teenage pregnancy.
- A report to the committee set out key elements of the teenage pregnancy strategy.
- The group is fresh out of high school and explores profound issues like teenage love.
- Anyone can make a mistake but figures show that many of these teenage pregnancies are not mistakes.
- There is only one thing that leads to teenage pregnancy and that is teenage sex.
- Prevention of unwanted teenage pregnancies is a high priority in many countries.
- We have more lone parents and teenage pregnancies than anywhere else in western Europe.
- The reduction of teenage pregnancies was a target for the Health of the Nation.
Origin
1920s (originally in North America): from teen + age.