More than two years later, video showed the scrawny teen calling out for his mother as five officers piled onto him.—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024 The teen on Wednesday appeared before Broward Circuit Court Judge Elijah Williams, who ordered her held in juvenile secure detention for 21 days.—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024 In that incident, Neal pressed his knee into a teen’s head and pinned his face into the pavement.—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024 Two Dane County school districts shared statements identifying the teens as former and current students, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for teen
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (2)
Middle English tene, from Old English tēona injury, grief; akin to Old Norse tjōn loss, damage
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