Teens
[tiːnz] or [tinz]
Definition
(noun.) all the numbers that end in -teen.
(noun.) the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20.
Editor: Rosanne--From WordNet
Definition
(n. pl.) The years of one's age having the termination -teen, beginning with thirteen and ending with nineteen; as, a girl in her teens.
Inputed by Ezra
Definition
n.pl. the years of one's age from thirteen to nineteen.
Checker: Merle
Examples
- In fact, I have just turned into my teens, says Mr. Jobling. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I was as awkward and as shy with her, as if I had been a lad in my teens. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I don't call myself a child, and I'm not in my teens yet, observed Amy. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Typist: Psyche