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Teen

/tiːn/

A teenager.

📖 Definitions of "Teen"

noun
  1. 1

    A teenager.

adjective
  1. 1

    Of or having to do with teenagers; teenage

    "teen fashion"

🔄 Synonyms of "Teen"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
immaturenounChildish in behavior; juvenile.
adolescentnounA person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
youngnounIn the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
teenagenounOf or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old.
teenagedAged between thirteen and nineteen inclusive; teenage.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Teen"

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WordDefinition
teenagedAged between thirteen and nineteen inclusive; teenage.
adolescentnounA person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
youngnounIn the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
immaturenounChildish in behavior; juvenile.
teenagenounOf or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old.
teenagernounA person between thirteen and nineteen years old (inclusive).
adolescencenounThe transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity, beginning at the onset of puberty and with an endpoint defined either legally (at the age of majority, such as 18 in many jurisdictions) or psychocognitively (at various ages, depending on individual experience).
childnoun(broadly) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
youthnoun(uncountable) The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.
juvenilenounYoung; not fully developed.
boynounA male child.
agernoun(euphemistic) One who is aging; an elderly person.
girlnounA female child.
schoolgirlnounA girl attending school.
minornounLesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:
lahnounA locality in the Shire of Yarriambiack, north western Victoria, Australia.
preadultnounOne who is not yet an adult.
bobbysoxernounAlternative form of bobby soxer. [(historical) In the 1940s, a young woman or teenage girl who was a zealous fan of traditional pop, especially of Frank Sinatra.]
kidnoun(informal) A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.
ndrnoun(Internet) Initialism of nondelivery report, a report indicating inability to deliver email.

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