noun · A2

Teen

TEEN/tiːn/

A teen is a person aged about 13 to 19: a teen ticket, teens and adults, a teen magazine. Teenager is the fuller cousin. Child is younger; adult is older. Ten is the number. Do not write teen when you mean ten, or team.

Meaning

A person aged about thirteen to nineteen.

Examples

“The museum has a free afternoon for teens in the holidays.”
“Teens pay a lower fare on this city pass.”
“The library has a quiet study room for teens after school.”

Good to know

a teen ticket / teens and adults. Fuller: teenager. Mix-up: ten, team.

Near in meaning

teenager

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