"tweenie" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-tweenie.ogg Forms: tweenies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tweenie (plural tweenies)
  1. Alternative spelling of 'tweenie, tweeny or 'tweeny. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: 'tweenie, tweeny or 'tweeny
    Sense id: en-tweenie-en-noun-qZyqYgZP
  2. (informal) A child who is not quite old enough to be a teenager; a tweenager. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-tweenie-en-noun-IuqbN2gv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Children, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 49 36 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 65 16 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 57 29 10 Disambiguation of Children: 5 56 19 20 Disambiguation of People: 0 100 0 0
  3. (tennis) A shot that is hit between the legs; a tweener.
    Sense id: en-tweenie-en-noun-GiLow52s Categories (other): Tennis Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis
  4. (slang) A 650-watt fresnel motion picture lighting instrument first manufactured by the Mole-Richardson Company. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-tweenie-en-noun-s46AlA4l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: preteen

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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