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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈjuːɡəntlɪç/
"Sie hat in ihren Jugendjahren viel Sport gemacht."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or characteristic of teenagers; being between the ages of 13 and 19.
"She is writing a book about modern teenage culture and lifestyle."
- 1
The period of a person's life between the ages of 13 and 19.
"Navigating the emotional highs and lows of the teenage years can be challenging."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'teen' (shortening of numbers ending in -teen, from Old English 'tīene') and 'age' (from Old French 'aage'). First appearing in the early 20th century, the term evolved to describe the transitional period of human development between childhood and adulthood.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Teenage" is said worldwide
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adolescent
Transliteration: /a.dɔ.lɛ.sɑ̃/
"Il traverse une période adolescente difficile."
jugendlich
Transliteration: /ˈjuːɡəntlɪç/
"Sie hat in ihren Jugendjahren viel Sport gemacht."
adolescenziale
Transliteration: /a.do.le.ʃenˈt͡sja.le/
"Affronta le problematiche dell'età adolescenziale."
adolescente
Transliteration: /a.ðolesˈtente/
"Los años de la adolescencia son una etapa de gran cambio."
adolescente
Transliteration: /a.du.leˈsẽ.tʃi/
"O comportamento adolescente pode variar bastante."
किशोरावस्था
Transliteration: kishoravastha
"किशोरावस्था जीवन का एक महत्वपूर्ण चरण है।"
青少年的
Transliteration: qīng shào nián de
"青少年时期充满了挑战与机遇。"
십대의
Transliteration: sipdae-ui
"그는 십대 시절에 음악에 빠져들었다."
十代の
Transliteration: jūdai no
"十代の若者は自己同一性を模索する。"
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