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teen·ag·er

(tēn′ā′jər)

A person between the ages of 13 and 19; an adolescent.

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teenager

(ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒə)

a person between the ages of 13 and 19 inclusive

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

teen•ag•er

(ˈtinˌeɪ dʒər)

n.

a person 13 through 19 years of age.

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Noun

teenager - a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

adolescent, stripling, teen

juvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developed

chebab - a Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelis

mod - a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers

pachuco - a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes

punk rocker, punk - a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture

rocker - a teenager or young adult in the 1960s who wore leather jackets and rode motorcycles

young buck, young man - a teenager or a young adult male

teenager

noun youth, minor, adolescent, juvenile, girl, boy As a teenager he attended the local high school.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

teenager

noun

A young person, usually between the ages of 13 and 19:

adolescent, teen, youth.

Informal: teener.

Translations

شاب ما بَين 13 و19 من العُمْرمُرَاهِق

dospívající hoch/dívkateenager

teenager

Teenager Jugendliche Jugendlicher Backfisch

έφηβος έφηβη

plenkreskiĝulinoplenkreskiĝulo

adolescente

teini-ikäinen

adolescent adolescente

tinejdžer

serdülőtinédzsertinitizenéves

táningur

adolescente giovane da 13 ai 19 anni giovincello

ティーンエージャー

십대

dospievajúci chlapec/dievča

najstnik

tonåring

kijana

วัยรุ่น

13-19 yaşında yeni gençergen genç

thiếu niên

十几岁的青少年青少年

teenager

[ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒəʳ] N → adolescente mf
a club for teenagers → un club para jóvenes

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

teenager

[ˈtiːneɪdʒə^r] n → adolescent(e) m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

teenager

n → Teenager m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

teenager

[ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒəʳ] n → adolescente m/f, teenager m/f inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

teens

(tiːnz) noun plural

1. the years of a person's life between the ages of thirteen and nineteen. She's in her teens.

2. the numbers from thirteen to nineteen.

ˈteenage (-eidʒ) adjective

of, or suitable for, people in their teens. teenage children/clothes/behaviour.

ˈteenager (-eidʒə) noun

a person in his or her teens.

teenager

→ مُرَاهِق teenager teenager Teenager έφηβος adolescente teini-ikäinen adolescent tinejdžer adolescente ティーンエージャー 십대 tiener tenåring nastolatek adolescente подросток tonåring วัยรุ่น ergen thiếu niên 十几岁的青少年

teenager

n adolescente mf, joven mf de 13 a 19 años (de edad)

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