TEENAGER Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

teenager

noun

Definition of teenager

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 The food photographer and writer saw the 1997 exhibition as a teenager. — ABC News, 9 July 2026 The only player in franchise history who played in more regular-season games with the Heat as a teenager is Justise Winslow, who played in 69 games as a 19-year-old in his rookie season in 2015-16. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026 The most vivid sections focus on Garland, whose mood swings Minelli had to manage as a teenager, said The Sunday Times. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 9 July 2026 Marietta police ultimately arrested three teenagers, including one who was a runaway who was reunited with his family after the squatting incident but has now been arrested and faces juvenile charges. — Andre Butso, AJC.com, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for teenager

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Noun

The Leyton Sixth Form College announced the teen’s death, along with services for the students and staff impacted by his death.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
The only pedestrians passing by one vacant dirt lot near 6th Street were a couple of teens on BMX bikes wearing smoke-blocking face masks.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of teen

Noun

Harry's decision comes amid an ongoing security fiasco concerning the safety of Meghan Markle and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 July 2026
Would her child be buried in a separate part of the cemetery without the appropriate eulogies?

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of child

Noun

People college-aged and above were more likely to hurt fingers, while youth up through those in high school were most likely to hit their heads.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
The feeling immediately evokes the ease of summers of our youth when the days seemed to stretch out forever.

— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 4 July 2026

Definition of youth

Noun

Carman was arrested early Saturday at a Bangkok airport before boarding a flight bound for Perth, Australia, and charged with raping a minor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
He was arrested early Saturday at a Bangkok airport before boarding a flight bound for Perth, Australia, and charged with raping a minor.

— Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

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