"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 Categories (topical): Parties
    Sense id: en-sweet_sixteen-en-noun-k6fJ1iv4 Disambiguation of Parties: 49 51 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
  2. (bingo) sixteen Categories (topical): Bingo, Parties, Sixteen Synonyms: sweet 16 Related terms: sweet thirteen, sweet fifteen, sweet seventeen, cotillion, quinceaños, quinceañera, batmitzvah
    Sense id: en-sweet_sixteen-en-noun-8s40H9qm Disambiguation of Parties: 49 51 Disambiguation of Sixteen: 26 74 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 44 56 Topics: bingo, games

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