"sweet sixteen" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sweet sixteens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sweet sixteen (plural sweet sixteens)
  1. (US, informal) A girl's sixteenth birthday, or sixteenth-birthday party and a related coming of age party. Tags: US, informal
    Sense id: en-sweet_sixteen-en-noun-k6fJ1iv4 Categories (other): American English
  2. (bingo) Sixteen. Categories (topical): Bingo, Parties, Sixteen Synonyms: sweet 16 Related terms: sweet thirteen, sweet fifteen, sweet seventeen, cotillion, quinceaños, quinceañera, batmitzvah, debut
    Sense id: en-sweet_sixteen-en-noun-Uinhr2h2 Disambiguation of Parties: 42 58 Disambiguation of Sixteen: 14 86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67 Topics: bingo, games

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