TEENAGE


Meaning of TEENAGE in English

teen ‧ age /ˈtiːneɪdʒ/ BrE AmE ( also teen‧aged /ˈtiːneɪdʒd/) adjective [only before noun]

1 . aged between 13 and 19:

a teenage boy

my teenage daughter

2 . relating to or affecting people aged between 13 and 19:

the teenage years

teenage rebellion

the problem of teenage pregnancy

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THESAURUS

▪ young not old:

a young man of about 22

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My dad died when I was young.

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There are excellent facilities for young children.

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Young people are often unable to get jobs.

▪ small/little a small child is very young. Little sounds more informal than small , and is used especially in spoken English:

They have two small children.

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We used to go camping a lot when the kids were little.

▪ teenage [only before noun] between the ages of 13 and 19:

a group of teenage boys

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They have three teenage children.

▪ adolescent especially written at the age when you change from being a child into an adult – used especially when talking about the problems that young people have at this age:

Sudden mood changes are common in adolescent girls.

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adolescent behaviour

▪ juvenile /ˈdʒuːvənaɪl $ -n ə l, -naɪl/ [only before noun] formal connected with young people who commit crime:

juvenile crime

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a special prison for juvenile offenders

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juvenile deliquents (=young people who commit crimes)

▪ youthful especially written seeming young, or typical of someone who is young – often used about someone who is no longer young:

a youthful 55 year old

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youthful enthusiasm

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Andrew still has a slim youthful look about him.

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The photograph showed a youthful, smiling Rose.

▪ junior connected with sports played by young people rather than adults:

the junior championships

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the junior champion

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.