teenagehood

English

Etymology

From teenage +‎ -hood.

Noun

teenagehood (uncountable)

1. The state of being in one's teenage years.

   Synonym: teenagerhood

   • 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.

Related terms

• teenager
• teenage
• teenaged
• teenhood

See also

• adolescence