Meanings
alternative pre-teen
- not comparableOf, relating to, or designed for, or being children between the ages of approximately 10 and 12.
plural preteens · alternative pre-teen
- A child between approximately 10 and 12 years of age, at the onset of adolescence.
Synonyms: betweenager, preadolescent, prepubescent, preteenager, tween, tweenager, tweener, tweenie
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA child between approximately 10 and 12 years of age, at the onset of adolescence.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12
nouna preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinprae-
- Middle Englishpre-
- Englishpre-
- Englishteen
- Englishpreteen
Translations
Finnish esiteini-, esiteini-ikäinen
- esiteini-of or relating to children between the ages of approximately 10 and 12
- esiteini-ikäinenof or relating to children between the ages of approximately 10 and 12
- esiteinia child between approximately 10 and 12 years of age
Italian preadolescenziale, preadolescente
- preadolescenzialeof or relating to children between the ages of approximately 10 and 12
- preadolescenteof or relating to children between the ages of approximately 10 and 12
- preadolescentea child between approximately 10 and 12 years of age
Polish dziecko przed okresem dojrzewania
- dziecko przed okresem dojrzewaniaa child between approximately 10 and 12 years of age
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Cite this entry
preteen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preteen
“preteen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preteen. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preteen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preteen.
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