Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midteens

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mid-teens
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The period around the middle of the teenage years, such as ages 15 and 16

noun

People whose age is in the middle of the teenage years.

noun

Around the middle of the teens.

Example Sentences

"Many children first experiment with drugs and alcohol in their midteens."
"Most of the midteens in the survey were interested in video games and films."
"The forecast calls for a slight warming trend in the coming days, with sunny skies and daytime temperatures reaching the midteens on Sunday and Monday, when the men will hit the snowboard course."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English teens English midteens From mid- + teens.

Inflected Forms

mid-teens (alternative)

Questions

What does midteens mean?: The period around the middle of the teenage years, such as ages 15 and 16
Where does midteens come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English teens English midteens From mid- + teens.

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