teen

teen
teen
teen1 [tēn]
n.
[see -TEEN]
1. [pl.]
a) the years from thirteen through nineteen (of a century or of a person's age)
b) the numbers from thirteen through nineteen
2. TEENAGER
adj.
TEENAGE
teen2 [tēn]
n.
[ME tene < OE teona, akin to OFris tiona, ON tjōn, injury < IE base * du-, to injure, destroy > Sans dū, pain] Now Chiefly Dial.
1. injury or harm
2. anger; wrath
3. grief or suffering

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