teenager

noun

Definition of teenagernext
as in teen
someone who is between 13 and 19 years old Their daughter is a teenager. The show is very popular among teenagers.

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Recent Examples of teenager With a cast that included Paul Newman and Frank Sinatra, Saint played Emily, one of two teenagers who fall in love with one another and get married (Newman was the beau). — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026 Sunday Rose more recently attended the 2026 Met Gala with her mother last May, marking the teenager’s debut at the annual event. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 Investigators said there was no indication that the teenager was driving under the influence. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Both the books and the 2008 film follow a British teenager named Georgia. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for teenager
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  1. teen
  2. kid
  3. child
  4. youth
  5. minor
  6. toddler
Noun
  • Willow, a one-time teen star now employed as a casting assistant, carries most of the strain.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Florida accuses the company of knowingly engineering its platforms to be addictive to teens, and misleading consumers about its safety.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of teen
Noun
  • But that also ties some kids’ savings to a single company’s fortunes.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The kind of life admin tasks like swim lesson sign-ups and appointment confirmations that pile up with alarming frequency in a house of one preschool-age kid and two adults with full-time jobs.
    — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of kid
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  • Unusually, adult children can (in rare cases) be liable to pay for parents’ care if the parents run out of money.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Morio, already a tender and delicate soul, becomes increasingly protective of the woman carrying his child.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of child
Noun
  • Jones, meanwhile, called for a ban on data centers in California, restriction of artificial intelligence for youth under 16 and an immediate tax on artificial intelligence companies.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In fact, Tate got his start playing youth football for Bulls Prep coach Michael Willis.
    — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of youth
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  • Police said both the teen and Childers sustained non-life-threatening minor to moderate injuries in the crash.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Denton County Sheriff’s Office arrested Wood Friday and charged him with solicitation of a minor via computer, according to county records.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of minor
Noun
  • Infant, toddler and preschool billings dropped 11% on lower Fisher-Price demand.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Lock’s father and granddad were Tigers, and that 3-year-old toddler became a 16-year-old following the same tradition on game days, still parking in the same spot outside Faurot Field.
    — Sam McDowell October 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Teenager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teenager. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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