Associations to the word «Teen»

Wiktionary

TEEN, noun. A teenager, a person between 13 and 19 years old.
TEEN, noun. (archaic) Grief, sorrow; suffering.
TEEN, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To excite; to provoke; to vex; to afflict; to injure.
TEEN, verb. (reflexive) (obsolete) To become angry or distressed.
TEEN, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) (provincial) To hedge or fence in; to enclose.

Dictionary definition

TEEN, noun. A juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity.
TEEN, adjective. Being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years".

Wise words

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