teens

n.pl. the years of one's age from 13 to 19 (in one's teens).

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\\ˈtēnz\ noun plural

Etymology: -teen (as in thirteen)

1. : the numbers 13 to 19 inclusive; specifically : the years 13 to 19 in a lifetime

in his teens

or in a particular century

2. : teenagers

the teens want fun and glamour — Parents' Magazine

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/teenz/, n.pl.

the numbers 13 through 19, esp. in a progression, as the 13th through the 19th years of a lifetime or of a given or implied century.

[1595-1605; teen (extracted from numbers with -TEEN as final element) + -S³]

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teens UK [tiːnz] US [tinz] noun [plural]

the years of your life between the ages of 13 and 19

in your teens:

She became a tennis champion while she was still in her teens.

in your early/​late/​mid teens:

He must be in his early teens now.

Thesaurus: general words for child and types of child_hyponym

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teens «teenz», noun (plural).

the years of life from 13 to 19 inclusive; adolescence.

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[tēnz]

plural n. the years of a person's age from 13 to 19

they were both in their late teens

Origin:

late 17th cent.: plural of teen, independent usage of -teen

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/ˈtiːnz/ noun [plural]

: the numbers 13 through 19

The temperature will be in the teens today.

especially : the years 13 through 19 in a century or a person's lifetime

Both of my children are in their teens now. [=are teenagers now]

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teens [tiːnz] [tiːnz] noun plural

the years of a person's life when they are between 13 and 19 years old

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She began writing poetry

in her teens

.

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to be in your

early/late teens

 

Word Origin:

[teens] late 17th cent.: plural of teen, independent usage of -teen.  

Example Bank:

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He didn't want to share a room with his brother once he reached his teens.

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His parents divorced during his teens.

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She's had skin problems since her teens.

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a girl in her early teens

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An eyewitness described a boy in his mid to late teens wearing a dark jacket.

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She began writing poetry in her teens.