tween
noun/twiːn/
/twiːn/
(also tweenager
(informal)/ˈtwiːneɪdʒə(r)/
/ˈtwiːneɪdʒər/
, especially British English tweener /ˈtwiːnə(r)/
/ˈtwiːnər/
)- a child between the ages of about 10 and 12 synonym pre-teenTopics Life stagesc2Word Origin1940s: of unknown origin.
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