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Definition of
preteen noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
preteen
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˌpriˈtin
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/
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a young person of about 11 or 12 years of age
preteen
adjective
[
usually before noun
]
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the preteen years
preteen girls
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