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teen

UK/ˈtiːn/ US/ˈtʰɪi̯n/ fairly common

adjective

1.

being of the age 13 through 19

  • “teenage mothers”
  • “the teen years”
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Origin

From Middle English tenen, tinen, from Old English tȳnan (“to fence, inclose, shut, close”), from Proto-West Germanic *tūnijan, from Proto-West Germanic *tūn, from Proto-Germanic *tūną (“fence, enclosure”). Doublet of tine. Cognate with Dutch tuinen, German zäunen. Related to English town.

Phrases

  • clean teen
  • teen baby
  • teen drama

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