"teen-ager" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: teen-agers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} teen-ager (plural teen-agers)
  1. Dated spelling of teenager.
    Sense id: en-teen-ager-en-noun-PSc0scjQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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