Teenage vs Minority - What's the difference?
teenage | minority |
Brushwood for fences and hedges.
Of or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old.
The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.
* 2011 , (Norman Davies), Vanished Kingdoms , Penguin 2012, p. 117:
Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.
Empowered by or representing a minority (usually a plurality) of votes cast, legislative seats, etc., rather than an outright majority thereof.
(US) A member of an ethnic minority.
As nouns the difference between teenage and minority
is that teenage is brushwood for fences and hedges while minority is the state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.As an adjective teenage
is of or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old.teenage
English
Etymology 1
First attested circa 1700: teen (Kentish variant of tine: “enclose within a wattle fence”) (suffix forming abstract nouns).Noun
(-)Synonyms
* (l)References
* “?teenage n.''¹]” defined as a derived term of “[http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50248204 teen, ''v.''²]”, listed in the '' [2nd Ed.; 1989
Etymology 2
First attested in 1921: .Alternative forms
* (l), (l)Adjective
(-)- Fred's teenage years were the most difficult of times.
Derived terms
* (l) English terms with multiple etymologiesminority
English
Noun
(minorities)- She also played a key role as dowager-regent during the minority of her son.
- Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.
- The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.