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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMid-teen
/ˈmɪd.tiːn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to the age or period of being fourteen, fifteen, or sixteen years old.
"She started learning to play the classical guitar during her mid-teen years."
- 1
A person who is between the ages of fourteen and sixteen.
"The community center offers special weekend programs designed for mid-teens."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from 'mid-', a clipping of 'middle' derived from Old English midd, and 'teen', a twentieth-century truncation of 'thirteen' through 'nineteen' originating from Germanic roots. It emerged in modern sociological and demographic discourse to precisely specify the central years of adolescence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mid-teen" is said worldwide
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adolescent de quinze ans
Transliteration: adɔlɛsɑ̃ də kɛnz ɑ̃
"Il a écrit son premier roman au milieu de son adolescence."
Mitte Teenager
Transliteration: mɪtə ˈtiːnɡeːɐ
"Mit Mitte Teenager interessierte er sich sehr für Technik."
quindicenne
Transliteration: kwindicˈenne
"È un tipico quindicenne appassionato di sport."
adolescente de quince años
Transliteration: aðolesˈente de ˈkinse ˈaños
"Los jóvenes de quince años suelen buscar más independencia."
adolescente de quinze anos
Transliteration: adoleˈsẽtʃi dʒi ˈkĩzɐ ˈɐnuʃ
"Ele começou a surfar quando era um adolescente de quinze anos."
मध्य किशोरावस्था
Transliteration: madhya kishoravastha
"मध्य किशोरावस्था में बच्चों में कई शारीरिक और मानसिक बदलाव आते हैं।"
十五岁左右的青少年
Transliteration: shí wǔ suì zuǒ yòu de qīng shào nián
"这是一个十五岁左右的青少年经常面临的抉择。"
10대 중반
Transliteration: sipdae jungban
"그는 10대 중반에 기타를 처음 배웠습니다."
ティーンエイジャー中頃
Transliteration: tiineijā nakagoro
"彼女はティーンエイジャー中頃から美術を学んでいる。"
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