tweenager

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A young person who is not yet a teenager (being less than thirteen years old), but starting to act like one: generally ten to twelve years old.

/ˈtwiːnˌeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/

tweenager tweenagers 'tweenager

Blend of 'tween + teenager. Attested as early as the 1950s, but popularized in the late 20th or early 21st century.

preteen

tween tweenage tweener tweenie

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