Spanish word

veinteañero

Pronunciation

IPA/beinteaˈɲeɾo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounsomeone in their twenties

Example

Mi mejor amigo es veinteañero.

My best friend is someone in his twenties.

Illustration for veinteañero (someone in their twenties)

More examples

Un veinteañero suele buscar trabajo.

A twenty-something often looks for work.

Core concept

Adult aged twenty to twenty-nine.

Common phrases

  • ser veinteañero

    be in one's twenties

  • un veinteañero

    a twenty-something

  • grupo de veinteañeros

    group of twenty-somethings

Similar words

joven: Someone young in age.
adulto: Someone who has reached adulthood.
treintañero: Someone in their thirties (age 30-39).
adolescente: Someone in adolescence, typically aged 13-19.

Definition in Spanish

Persona que está en la década de los veinte años.

Word origin

Built from veinte 'twenty' and the suffix -añero derived from años 'years', the form indicates belonging to the twenties decade.

Usage tips

  • The word contains the letter ñ and is written as veinteañero; omitting the ñ or writing veinteanero is orthographically incorrect, and the term agrees in gender (veinteañero/veinteañera).

Opposites

Related words

  • veinteañeratwenty-something womannoun

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