preteen

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preteen

adjective pre-teen

  1. not comparable Of, relating to, or designed for, or being children between the ages of approximately 10 and 12.

noun preteens · pre-teen

  1. A child between approximately 10 and 12 years of age, at the onset of adolescence.

    Similar: betweenager, preadolescent, prepubescent, preteen, preteenager, tween, tweenager, tweener, tweenie

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adj of or relating to children between the ages of approximately 10 and 12

Italianopreadolescenziale, preadolescente

noun a child between approximately 10 and 12 years of age

Italianopreadolescente

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@misc{preteen_2026,
  title = {preteen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/preteen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}