teenager
/ˈtiːneɪdʒə/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈtiːneɪdʒə/
teenager
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- 3 syllables
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- Final r is pronounced in US English
tee - na - ger -> teenager
Myanmar meaning
(n) အပျို၊ လူပျိုပေါက်၊ ဆယ်ကျော်သက်
Full entry
teenage /'ti:neÇdʒ/ (also infml esp US teen /ti:n/) adj
အသက် ၁၃နှစ်မှ ၁၉နှစ်အတွင်းဖြစ်သော။ ဆယ်ကျော်သက်။ teenage fashions/problems ❍ teen magazines/music ❍ teenage children.
❏ teenaged adj ဆယ်ကျော်သက်။ have a teenaged daughter.
❏ teenager /'ti:neÇdʒǝ(r)/ ( also infml esp US teen ) n ဆယ်ကျော်သက်။ music popular with teenagers.
More examples
- ‘Recent figures revealed that teenage girls are now beating boys in their bad drinking habits.’
- ‘Two teenage girls are helping to bring Christmas to homeless people in Bradford.’
- ‘The teenage girl driver told police she was on her mobile phone at the time of the crash.’
- ‘Here teenage boys and girls who dropped out after primary school learn useful skills.’
- ‘As a stepfather, I have first hand experience of mid and late teenage females.’
- ‘This desire to fit in, however, is no different for teenage girls than it is for teenage boys.’
- ‘It's a story about a teenage girl on a strange quest through a magical world.’
- ‘I could see why almost every teenage girl in America was steadily falling in love with him.’
- ‘As teenage boys we talked about girls a lot.’
- ‘"We can sit with girls and talk with them, " said one teenage boy.’
- ‘TWO teenage girls who disappeared from home more than a fortnight ago have returned.’
- ‘Police have issued an appeal for help after a mystery man approached a teenage girl.’
- ‘As many teenage girls as boys are now consuming alcohol figures have revealed.’
- ‘Some teenage girls walked around in tight white vests, hot pants and high heels.’
- ‘He was only one teenage boy, and yet he took on several opponents at once.’
- ‘Police have appealed for information about two teenage girls who went missing last weekend.’
- ‘Apparently lots of teenage boys and girls are using blogs and it is hard to spot the gender differences.’
- ‘I got the bus home yesterday and had to put up with a loud conversation from a group of teenage girls at the back of the bus.’
- ‘I think it is a sad reflection on society that teenage girls can get pregnant.’
- ‘Police have called on parents to help them win the battle against teenage tearaways.’
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