Meanings
nounmidteens pl (plural only)
alternative mid-teens
- pluralplural onlyThe period around the middle of the teenage years, such as ages 15 and 16
Many children first experiment with drugs and alcohol in their midteens.
- pluralplural onlyPeople whose age is in the middle of the teenage years.
Most of the midteens in the survey were interested in video games and films.
- pluralplural onlyAround the middle of the teens.
The forecast calls for a slight warming trend in the coming days, with sunny skies and daytime temperatures reaching the midteens on Sunday and Monday, when the men will hit the snowboard course.
2022 February 4, John Branch, “U.S. snowboarder Jamie Anderson qualifies for the slopestyle final.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2022
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
- Proto-Germanic*midjaz
- Proto-West Germanic*midi
- Old Englishmidd
- Middle Englishmid
- Englishmid
- Englishmid-
- Englishteens
- Englishmidteens
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APA
midteens. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midteens
MLA
“midteens.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midteens. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midteens,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midteens.
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