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Originally Posted by Sweetpea
No, our words are almost similar to the English ones (elf, twaalf, dertien, veertien, etc) but in Dutch the word teenager is also used for 10 to 12.
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Well, the online Van Dale says about 'tiener' (the Dutch word for teenager): someone who is 13-19 years old. But other dictionaries also include 10-12. So I guess that for Dutch either definition will do. There is no 'right' or 'wrong', there is just inconsistent usage. The same might apply for English.