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preteen

[ pree-teen ]

noun

  1. Also called ±è°ù±ð·³Ù±ð±ð²Ô·²¹²µÂ·±ð°ù [pree-, teen, -ey-jer], a boy or girl under the age of 13, especially one between the ages of 9 and 12.
  2. preteens, the years immediately preceding one's thirteenth birthday.


adjective

  1. designating or characteristic of a preteen or preteens:

    two preteen daughters.

preteen

/ ±è°ù¾±Ëˈ³Ù¾±Ë²Ô /

noun

  1. a boy or girl approaching his or her teens
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of preteen1

First recorded in 1950–55; pre- + teen 1
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As they thumbed through the vinyl records, one of the preteens said, “Dad, what’s that?â€

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Santa Ana police arrested a 48-year-old woman they believe stabbed to death her preteen son inside a local motel Wednesday morning.

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As streaming video gained audience, Daniels heard from co-workers on his other projects about how their preteen kids were watching “The Office†obsessively on Netflix which first bought the rights in 2011.

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Because conventionally attractive men send me hurtling back in time to when I was an awkward preteen, and I’ve since developed an aversion.

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The lamentations of her preteen daughter, suffering from some wasting disease, bombard her from the backseat of her car, while her useless husband — another faceless voice on a cellphone — insists that she handle everything.

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