teen
teen¹
Definition
teen (tēn)
noun
- the years from thirteen through nineteen (of a century or of a person's age)
- the numbers from thirteen through nineteen
- teenager
Etymology: see -teen
adjective
teen²
Definition
teen (tēn)
noun
- injury or harm
- anger; wrath
- grief or suffering
Etymology: ME tene < OE teona, akin to OFris tiona, ON tjōn, injury < IE base *du-, to injure, destroy > Sans dū, pain
teen
Usage Examples
Possessives
- today: So today's teens the dealer hides even includes a dejanews index all.
Converse of object
- injure: Families review Craylands revamp Fun reaches new heights Teens injured as car hits railings No hope for heat seeker used in drug.. .
- drive: To a based broker business home mortgage third of driving teens.
- reach: Many children will find that their eczema has cleared by the time they reach there mid teens.
- parent: Parenting Teens: Where You Both Stand Parenting Teens: Are You Scared To Let Go?
- age: They were all aged late teens or early 20s.
Adjective modifier
- troubled: The troubled teen, who his parents feared would be inside by his 16th birthday, has turned his life around.
- mid: By the time I was in my mid teens I used to spend school holidays with her occasionally.
- late: In his late teens he had fought in the trenches of the First World War.
- early: By the time he entered his early teens, both his parents had died.
- male: Director Kevin Bray has clearly aimed the movie at The Rock's core market of undemanding male teens.
Modifies a noun
- angst: Send this photo on an email postcard There's always a call for teen angst.
- idol: They don't come much more teen idol than Fabian.
- heartthrob: He really made his early name in the Canadian TV series '21 Jump Street ' , becoming a teen heartthrob.
- flick: What the hell kind of teen horror flick is that?
- pregnancy: News, 19 April 2006 Teen pregnancy rates in a British city have risen to record highs, according to new figures.
- mag: Cathy: As a teenager, my ambition was to have a story published in my fave teen mag, Jackie.
Noun used with modifier
