tween
An action of tweeningAn action of tweening (inserting frames for continuity); a sequence of frames generated by tweening.
» The target audience of this show is white, middle-class tween girls.
Meaning
3 sensesAn action of tweening (inserting frames for continuity); a sequence of frames generated by tweening.
A child, especially a girl, in the age range between middle childhood and adolescence, normally between eight and thirteen years of age.
(rare)A number or age in the twenties (plural only), or a person of that age.
Examples
2 sentencesThe target audience of this show is white, middle-class tween girls.
This topic is trending among teens and tweens on Twitter.
deDieses Thema ist bei Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen auf Twitter sehr beliebt.
Origin
Clipping of in between. Blend of teen + between in the sense of "between childhood and adClipping of in between.
Blend of teen + between in the sense of "between childhood and adolescence".
Blend of twenty + teen.
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