Meanings
- uncountableThe state of being in one's teenage years (13 to 19).
Near-synonym: adolescence
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Teenagehood is a crippling disease. I can tell because none of my children can walk anymore. Bus fares and car fares are eating up what little extra I have earned in royalties from my work.
1990, Lee Maracle, Sojourner's truth & other stories, page 110Synonyms: teenhood, teenagerhood, teenagedom, teenagerdom, teendom, adolescence
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state of being in one's teenage years (13 to 19).
Origin
Translations
Greek εφηβεία
- εφηβεία (efiveía)the state of being a teenager
Polish nastoletniość
- nastoletniośćthe state of being a teenager
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teenagehood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teenagehood
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