sweet sixteen vs teen

sweet sixteen

noun
  • sixteen 

  • A girl's sixteenth birthday, or sixteenth-birthday party and a related coming of age party. 

teen

noun
  • Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. 

  • Vexation; anger; hate. 

adj
  • Of or having to do with teenagers; teenage 

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