teen

1 of 2

noun (1)

: a teenage person : teenager
teen adjective

teen

2 of 2

noun (2)

archaic

Examples of teen in a Sentence

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Noun
The teen ultimately did get a heads-up about her family’s impending arrival and gave her boyfriend her gun for protection, police reportedly said. Liam Quinn, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025 The teen was taken to Medical City Arlington hospital for treatment. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2025 This is teen sexuality as postmodern spectacle: a mishmash of transgressive allusions transmuted into a product that can’t possibly be interpreted as serious. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025 There’s no point in having art if everything is a Law & Order or medical procedural and nothing features a 13-foot-tall Bay Area teen conquering capitalism. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teen

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

Middle English tene, from Old English tēona injury, grief; akin to Old Norse tjōn loss, damage

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1818, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of teen was in the 13th century

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“Teen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teen. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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teen

noun
ˈtēn
teen adjective

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