teeners

noun

Definition of teenersnext
plural of teener
as in teenagers

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  1. teenagers
  2. teens
  3. youngsters
  4. chicks
  5. youths
  6. juveniles
  7. kiddos
  8. children
Noun
  • Earlier this year, two teenagers filed a class-action lawsuit against a Kentucky youth detention center and its administrators, claiming that they were subjected to oppressive isolation, denied basic hygiene, showers, and medications, and forced to listen to a toddler song.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Following a 911 tip from the teenagers, transit officers located the suspect on another subway train, according to Gulotta.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of teenagers
Noun
  • Things get more interesting when a trio of outcast teens pretend to be Satanists to get people interested in their rock band.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Finally, expect the movement to reduce smartphone use among teens to grow and spread to numerous states that implement phone-free schools.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of teens
Noun
  • From its premiere in 1983 until its finale in 2006, the show was a beacon for youngsters encouraged to explore beyond a book’s covers and learn about the world surrounding them.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Two of the team’s youngsters, Brett Berard and Will Cuylle, scored to bring the Rangers within a goal in the third period, but New York couldn’t fully dig out of the hole with Quick pulled for an extra attacker.
    Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of youngsters
Noun
  • There are 25,000 pheasants bought as adults, 25,000 more bought at six to eight weeks old and raised to adulthood, and 15,000 raised to adulthood through a related program that gives day-old chicks to private citizens, 4-H groups and other educational groups.
    Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
  • And despite previous failures, the lovebirds continue to renew their bonds and efforts to produce chicks this year.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of chicks
Noun
  • Israel says most of these are militants, but youths throwing stones and people not involved in confrontations have also been killed.
    Majdi Mohammed and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • By the age twenty-one, 20% of autistic youths will have had a police encounter.
    Catherine Tan, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of youths
Noun
  • So, if juveniles have easier access to firearms, are more willing to commit crimes since they will just be sent home to their parents in most cases, and can’t understand the consequences of their actions mentally, what can and should be done?
    Eric Braun, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
  • But this street is no stranger to juveniles committing car crimes.
    Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of juveniles
Noun
  • Chelsea’s Activity Zone helps the kiddos get creative, and Bruce the Moose and the other resort mascots might show up for photo ops.
    Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • In his post, the father of four shared six photos of his kiddos during different life moments.
    Olivia Bellusci, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of kiddos
Noun
  • At his side were his wife, Carolyn, and children Lizzie and Griffin.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As if the children of the Jews who have built so much of and in Chicago were merely an afterthought.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of children
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