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/a.do/

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Translation

teenager, teen

Word origin

A clipped form of adolescent, from Latin adolescere ('to grow up'). The short form belongs to everyday speech and became common in the twentieth century.

Origin: Latin
Root: adolescere
English cognates: adolescent, adult

Grammar

Gendercommon

Pluralados

Examples

My daughter is a difficult teenager.

Teenagers spend too long in front of a screen.

Cet .

That teenager needs more sleep.

He works at a centre for teenagers.

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At fifteen he is no longer a child but a teenager.

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This word is part of lesson 51.