preteen
noun[C]
(alsopre-teen);(UKpre-teen)us/ˌpriːˈtiːn/uk/ˌpriːˈtiːn/aboyorgirlbetween theagesof about nine and twelve:
amagazinefor preteens
Children & babies
- ankle-biter
- arrival
- babe
- babe in arms
- baby
- comfort blanket
- crawler
- designer baby
- devil
- diddums
- oops-a-daisy
- pacifier
- papoose
- perisher
- pest
- toddler
- toilet-trained
- tomboy
- tot
- tyke
preteen
adjective
us/ˌpriːˈtiːn/uk/ˌpriːˈtiːn/relatingtoboysorgirlsbetween theagesof about nine and twelve:
preteenfashions
Hermusicispopularwith preteengirls.
- Themovieiscertainlyaimedatteento preteenaudiences.
- He is adevoteddadwith a preteendaughter.
- Thebandmembershaveknownone another sincetheirpre-teendays.
Children & babies
- ankle-biter
- arrival
- babe
- babe in arms
- baby
- comfort blanket
- crawler
- designer baby
- devil
- diddums
- oops-a-daisy
- pacifier
- papoose
- perisher
- pest
- toddler
- toilet-trained
- tomboy
- tot
- tyke