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teenager
A young person whose age is between 13 and 19. The word is derived from the English number words ending in "-teen."
Als Teenager hat man oft andere Interessen als die Eltern.
As a teenager, you often have different interests from your parents.
The word 'Teenager' (teenager) comes from English. It is derived from the numbers with the ending '-teen', from thirteen (13) to nineteen (19).
Mit 14 ist man mitten in der Teenager-Zeit.
At 14, you are right in the middle of the teenage years.
Although 'der Teenager' (the teenager) is a masculine word, it is often used in everyday language for boys and girls. People say 'einem Teenager' (a teenager) when gender is unimportant or unknown.
Jeder Teenager braucht mal Zeit für sich.
Every teenager sometimes needs time to themselves.
The word 'Teenager' (teenager) does not change in the plural. You say 'ein Teenager' (one teenager) and also 'viele Teenager' (many teenagers).
Eine Gruppe von Teenagern wartete vor dem Kino.
A group of teenagers was waiting in front of the cinema.
child
Both words can refer to the same person when that person is young. Here, „Kind“ mainly describes the relationship to the parents and can also refer to one's adult sons or daughters. „Teenager“, on the other hand, specifies an age between 13 and 19. Use „Teenager“ to give the person's age and „Kind“ to describe the family relationship.
Mit dreizehn ist Lea ein Teenager.
At thirteen, Lea is a teenager.
Mit dreizehn ist Lea für ihre Eltern noch ihr Kind.
At thirteen, Lea is still her parents' child.
