preteenage
English
Etymology
pre- + teenage
Adjective
preteenage (not comparable)
- Younger than teenage; often specifically of an age shortly before the teens, such as 10-12.
- 2007 February 27, Michael Barbaro, “Gap Closing Chain Aimed at Over-30s”, in New York Times:
- So the same chains that had won over the preteenage, teenage and college crowd decided to tackle older women.
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Related terms
- preteen