teen meaning

teen as an adjective

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

   Synonyms: adolescent, teenage, teenaged

   Similar: young

teen as a noun

1. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

   Synonyms: adolescent, stripling, teenager

   Type of: juvenile

   Kinds: chebab, mod, pachuco, punk rocker, rocker, young buck

teen in a sentence

• Teen pregnancy carries a high risk of maternal mortality.
• All I remember about him is that he was a rebellious teen.
• Smoking as a teen can stunt your lungs, keeping them little forever.
• The deep coves by the beach were prime spots for the local teen couples.
• There was a rise in teen pregnancies.

How to pronounce teen

teen is pronounced /tiːn/ in British English and /tin/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with teen

• clean
• mean
• scene
• screen
• lean
• machine
• routine
• green
• queen
• marine
• between
• bean
• dean
• keen
• wean
• glean
• intervene
• gene
• jean
• sheen
• cuisine