Definition of TEEN

teen

Plural: teens

Noun

  • A common abbreviation for a teenager.
  • a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
  • Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
  • Grief; sorrow; trouble.
  • Vexation; anger; hate.

Adjective Satellite

  • being of the age 13 through 19
    • "teenage mothers"
    • "the teen years"

Adj

  • Of or having to do with teenagers; teenage

Verb

  • To excite; to provoke; to vex; to afflict; to injure.
  • To become angry or distressed.
  • To close, to shut; to enclose, to hedge or fence in.

Examples

  • In the safety alert, the NTSB educates parents on the risks and outlines what they can do to protect their teens against marijuana-impaired driving.
  • She hoped to score with ’TEEN’ but realized it offered minimal points.
  • teen fashion

Origin / Etymology

Clipping of teenager. For more synonyms see at Thesaurus:teenager.

Scrabble Score: 4

teen: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
teen: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
teen: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

teen: valid Words With Friends Word