sixteen

six‧teen /ˌsɪkˈstiːn◂/ BrE AmE number
[Language: Old English; Origin: sixtiene, from six 'six' + tien 'ten']
the number 16:
sixteen years later
He moved to London when he was sixteen (=16 years old).
—sixteenth adjective, pronoun:
her sixteenth birthday
the sixteenth century
Let’s have dinner on the 16th (=the 16th day of the month).

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sixteen

six·teen [sixteen sixteens] [ˌsɪksˈtiːn] [ˌsɪksˈtiːn] number
16
Derived Word: sixteenth
Word Origin:

Old English siextīene (from six and -teen).

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

sixteen / ˌsɪkˈstiːn / number

A1 the number 16:

We've got sixteen (people) coming for lunch.

He left school at sixteen (= when he was 16 years old) .

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

sixteen

[sɪ̱ksti͟ːn]
♦
sixteens
NUM
Sixteen is the number 16.
  ...exams taken at the age of sixteen...
  He worked sixteen hours a day...
  The number of under-sixteens in low-paid jobs is increasing.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sixteen

six·teen /ˌsɪkˈstiːn/ noun, pl -teens [count] : the number 16
- sixteen adj
• sixteen years
- sixteen pronoun
• Sixteen (of them) will be coming tonight.
- six·teenth /ˌsɪkˈstiːnɵ/ noun, pl -teenths [count]
• I'll see you on the sixteenth of April.
• The bill is due on the sixteenth (of the month).
• one sixteenth of the total
- sixteenth adj
• The paintings were made in the sixteenth century.
• He finished in sixteenth place.
- sixteenth adv
• She finished sixteenth in the race.
• the nation's sixteenth largest city