teenager
noun [C] /ˈtiːnˌeɪ.dʒər/
/-dʒɚ/ (informal teen)Definition
A2 a young person between 13 and 19 years old: The magazine is aimed at teenagers and young adults.Young people teenage /-eɪdʒ/ adjective [before noun] (also teenaged, /-eɪdʒd/ , informal teen) B1 a teenage nephewDescribing people who are young
(Definition of teenager noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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