Teenage

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: tÄ“nʹĭj, IPA: /ˈtiːnɪdÍ¡Ê’/

First attested circa 1700: teen (Kentish variant of tine: “enclose within a wattle fence”) + -age (suffix forming abstract nouns).

Full definition of teenage

Noun

1. (chiefly Kentish dialect) Brushwood for fences and hedges.

Synonyms

• teenet

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: tÄ“nʹāj, IPA: /ˈtiːneɪdÍ¡Ê’/

First attested in 1921: teen("13–19") + age.

Alternative forms

• teen-age, teen age

Adjective

1. Of or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old.Fred's teenage years were the most difficult of times.

Derived terms

• teenager