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teenage

SayTEE-nayjUS/ˈtineɪd͡ʒ/UK/ˈtiːneɪd͡ʒ/
As a nounTEE-nij

2 meanings of teenage

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Describing someone who is between thirteen and nineteen years old.

    Their teenage daughter just started high school this fall.

    A group of teenage volunteers helped clean up the park.

    Similaradolescent, teen, juvenile

    Oppositeadult

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  2. 2
    nounobsoleteKentuncountable
    Small branches and twigs used to make or fix fences and hedges.
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Origins

Meaning 1

It comes from the ending '-teen' plus 'age'. First used in 1921.

Meaning 2

It comes from 'teen', a Kentish form of 'tine' meaning to enclose with a fence, plus the ending '-age'. First used around 1700.