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teen

/tiːn/noun

उच्चारण टीन

किशोर, टीनेजर

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [C] informal

    a teenager, that is, a person between the ages of 13 and 19

    किशोर, टीनेजर

    • The film is popular with teens.
    • The library runs a reading club for teens.
    • The programme is aimed at teens who want to learn coding.
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    • A group of teens were playing cricket in the street.

    Synonyms teenager adolescent youth young person

    Opposite adult

  2. 2

    [plural]

    (teens) the years of a person's life when they are between 13 and 19 years old

    किशोरावस्था (13 से 19 वर्ष की आयु)

    • Radhika started writing poems in her teens.
    • He is in his late teens.
    • She moved to Mumbai in her early teens.
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    • Many sports stars begin training in their teens.
    • He's still in his teens but already runs a small business.

    Synonyms adolescence youth

  3. 3

    [plural]

    (teens) the numbers from 13 to 19

    13 से 19 तक की संख्याएँ

    • The temperature was in the teens all week.
    • The temperature has stayed in the teens all week.
    • Prices in the shop start in the teens and go up to hundreds.
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    • The scores on the board were all in the teens.
adjective
  1. 1

    [only before noun] informal

    connected with people between 13 and 19 years old

    किशोरों का, किशोर

    • teen fashion
    • a teen magazine
    • The shop has a large teen section with the latest fashion.
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    • A teen drama about school life is popular on television.
    • This teen novel has been translated into several languages.

    Synonyms teenage adolescent juvenile

◇Word family
teenager nounteenage adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Be in your teens means to be between 13 and 19 years old, and in your early, mid or late teens shows which part of that period.

Be in your teens का अर्थ 13 से 19 वर्ष की आयु का होना है, और in your early, mid या late teens उस अवधि का हिस्सा बताता है।

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One-word substitution

The period of life between childhood and adulthood is adolescence.

बचपन और वयस्कता के बीच का जीवन-काल adolescence कहलाता है।