No, "18 year old" is not hyphenated when used as a noun phrase (e.g., "He is an 18 year old"). However, when used as an adjective before a noun, it should be hyphenated as "18-year-old" (e.g., "She is an 18-year-old student"). The hyphen helps clarify that the age modifies the noun.
Yes, it should be hyphenated like so: sixteen-year-old boys.
Yes it should be hyphenated.
The phrase "six year old" should be hyphenated when used as an adjective before a noun, as in "She is a six-year-old girl."
No. The term "twelve year old" is a noun (someone who is 12). It can be an adjective, but should be hyphenated, as in twelve-year-old cat. *The Chicago Manual of Style suggests that both nouns and adjectives should be hyphenated. Other styles may differ.
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Hyphenated
"Twelve-year-old" is the correct way to write the age of a twelve-year-old individual. The phrase should be hyphenated when used as an adjective before a noun.
An 18 year old girl can marry an 18 year old boy even if they are not in love in this state.
35 is not hyphenated, however, thirty-five is, used as an adjective before a noun. For example: 'I've lived here for 35 years' or 'She is 35 years old'. But: A 35-year-old car. (thirty-five-year-old car) (Note the 's' disappears)
The term 16-year-old is generally hyphenated when speaking of a person, such as, "The 16-year-old wept." If, however, you are using it in an adjectival way, such as, "The wine was from a 16 year old batch," it is unnecessary.
No, "year long" is not hyphenated when used as an adverbial phrase, such as "The project will last year long." However, when used as a compound adjective before a noun, it should be hyphenated, as in "a year-long project."
No, you are not. Your 18 year old is an adult.