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teenagehood

teenagehood noun: the state of being in one's teenage years (13 to 19).

Noun

teenagehood (uncountable)

  1. The state of being in one's teenage years (13 to 19).
    • Near-synonym: adolescence
    • 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 110

Synonyms of teenagehood

Origin of teenagehood

From teenage + -hood.

Questions about teenagehood

What does teenagehood mean?
Teenagehood means the state of being in one's teenage years (13 to 19).
What part of speech is teenagehood?
Teenagehood is a noun.

Words near teenagehood in the dictionary

  1. teen-sitting
  2. Teena
  3. teenage
  4. teenaged
  5. teenagedom
  6. teenagehood
  7. teenageness
  8. teenager
  9. teenagerdom
  10. teenagerese
  11. teenagerhood

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