preteen
A child between approximately 10 and 12 years of age, at the onset of adolescenceA child between approximately 10 and 12 years of age, at the onset of adolescence.
» Tom is a preteen.
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1 sensesA child between approximately 10 and 12 years of age, at the onset of adolescence.
a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age)
Examples
4 sentencesTom is a preteen.
Mennad is an impressionable preteen.
Yanni and Skura were preteen kids back then.
Yanni is a pedo. He was caught following preteen boys around the resort.
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1 languagesForms
plural: preteensSynonyms
9 synonyms- a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age):preteenager
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.