teens teens /tiːnz/ noun [plural]
1 F0 A person's teens are the period in which they are aged between 13 and 19: » Both my daughters are in their teens.» He's in his early/mid/late teens.Thesaurus+: ↑Young peopleThesaurus+: ↑Describing age and birthdaysthe teens2 F0 the range of temperature between 13° and 19°: » The temperature is expected to be in the teens tomorrow.Thesaurus+: ↑Measurements of temperature3 F0 the period of years between 11 and 19 in any century, usually 1911–1919 or 2011–2019: » This type of building was built in the teens and twenties.Thesaurus+: ↑Decades, centuries and the millennium |