eighteenish

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adjective

Of about eighteen years of age.

OriginEnglish eighteen ← Middle English eightetene ← Anglian Old English eahtatēne →
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Meanings

adjectiveeighteenish (not comparable)
  1. informalnot comparableOf about eighteen years of age.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  2. Proto-Germanic*ahtōu
  3. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  4. Proto-Germanic*tehun
  5. Proto-Germanic*ahtōutehun
  6. Anglian Old Englisheahtatēne
  7. Middle Englisheightetene
  8. Englisheighteen
  9. Englisheighteenish

From eighteen + -ish.

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APA

eighteenish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eighteenish

MLA

“eighteenish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eighteenish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eighteenish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eighteenish.

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