sweet seventeen
Year before eighteen
Sweet seventeen describes the age of seventeen, modeled on the more common "sweet sixteen" but suggesting continued youthful charm or innocence a year later.
It appears in songs, greetings, and nostalgic references to teenage years: Happy sweet seventeen!
The phrase lacks the cultural weight of sweet sixteen, which marks a traditional coming-of-age milestone.
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- youthState of being immature
- first loveEarliest romantic attachment
first kiss · party · teenage years · coming-of-age · celebration · rebellion · high school · curiosity · independence · growth · self-discovery · rites of passage · young adult · identity formation · puberty · awkward phase · growing pains · senior year
sweet seventeentwilight years
Late stage of life
golden years · over the hill · elderly · octogenarian · old age
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