tweenage

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adjective

Not yet a teenager (being less than thirteen years old), but starting to act like one.

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Meanings

adjectivetweenage (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot yet a teenager (being less than thirteen years old), but starting to act like one.

    What began as a mere made-for-television movie (on the Disney Channel, yet) has grown quickly into an international phenomenon both commercial and spiritual, at least for tweenage youngsters (mostly girls).

    2007 August 11, Charles Isherwood, “A Prayerful Three-Pointer From the Orchestra Pit”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: tween

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot yet a teenager (being less than thirteen years old), but starting to act like one.

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Origin

From between and teenage.

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APA

tweenage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tweenage

MLA

“tweenage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tweenage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tweenage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tweenage.

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