fifteenish

F4I1F4T1E1E1N1I1S1H4

adjective

Of about fifteen years of age.

OriginEnglish fifteen ← Middle English fiftene ← Anglian Old English fīftīene →
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Meanings

adjectivefifteenish (not comparable)
  1. informalnot comparableOf about fifteen years of age.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Germanic*fimf
  3. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  4. Proto-Germanic*tehun
  5. Proto-Germanic*fimftehun
  6. Anglian Old Englishfīftīene
  7. Middle Englishfiftene
  8. Englishfifteen
  9. Englishfifteenish

From fifteen + -ish.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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