See twonager on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2009 November 27, pauleec, Twitter:",
"text": "no plans really, a quiet one with t and babel I think, though babel not so quiet lately, she has become a twonager!",
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"ref": "2012 April 23, LadyMeave, Twitter:",
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"ref": "2014 October 24, Nole, Happy Weekend!, number 237, Oh So Beautiful Paper:",
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"ref": "2018 July 20, “Bedtime routine chart for a 2 year old: Our routine chart”, in Bottles and Banter, archived from the original on 2024-02-04:",
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"ref": "2023 March 13, u/hiiiiiiiiiiyaaaaaaaa, “Can't brush her hair”, in r/toddlers, Reddit:",
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