teenagehood

English

Etymology

From teenage +‎ -hood.

Noun

teenagehood (uncountable)

  1. The state of being in one's teenage years (13 to 19).
    Synonyms: teenhood, teenagerhood, teenagedom, teenagerdom, teendom
    Coordinate terms: childhood, preteenhood, young adulthood, adulthood, middle age, seniorhood, elderhood
    Near-synonym: adolescence
    • 1990, Lee Maracle, Sojourner's truth & other stories, page 110:
      Teenagehood is a crippling disease. I can tell because none of my children can walk anymore. Bus fares and car fares are eating up what little extra I have earned in royalties from my work.
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