subteen

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adjective

Below the age of a teenager, younger than thirteen years old.

OriginEnglish teen ← Latin sub- →
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Meanings

adjectivesubteen (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBelow the age of a teenager, younger than thirteen years old.
nounsubteen (plural subteens)

plural subteens

  1. A person younger than a teenager, a child younger than thirteen years old.

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishteen
  5. Englishsubteen

From sub- + teen.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Steubenunbeset
Cite this entry
APA

subteen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subteen

MLA

“subteen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subteen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subteen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subteen.

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