"preteen" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: pre- + teen Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|teen}} pre- + teen Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} preteen (not comparable)
  1. Of, relating to, or designed for, or being children between the ages of approximately 10 and 12. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of or relating to children between the ages of approximately 10 and 12): esiteini- (note: of or relating to) (Finnish), esiteini-ikäinen (english: being) (Finnish), preadolescenziale (Italian), preadolescente (Italian)
    Sense id: en-preteen-en-adj-v39FR8Bz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pre-teen

Noun

Forms: preteens [plural]
Etymology: pre- + teen Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|teen}} pre- + teen Head templates: {{en-noun}} preteen (plural preteens)
  1. A child between approximately 10 and 12 years of age, at the onset of adolescence. Categories (topical): Age, Children, People Synonyms: betweenager, preadolescent, prepubescent, preteen, preteenager, tween, tweenager, tweenie Hypernyms: child Hyponyms: junior higher, tweenybopper Derived forms: preteenhood Translations (a child between approximately 10 and 12 years of age): esiteini (Finnish), preadolescente [feminine, masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-preteen-en-noun-MiDkG2q1 Disambiguation of Age: 6 94 Disambiguation of Children: 38 62 Disambiguation of People: 18 82 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pre-teen

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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