Meanings
nounsweet fifteen (plural sweet fifteens)
plural sweet fifteens · alternative sweet 15
- Synonym of quinceanera.
Synonyms: quinceanera
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of quinceanera.
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Origin
From sweet + fifteen. Coined in analogy to sweet sixteen; Americanization of the Mexican concept of quinceaños or quinceañera.
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APA
sweet fifteen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20fifteen
MLA
“sweet fifteen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20fifteen. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweet fifteen,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20fifteen.
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