tweenage
English
Etymology
From between and teenage.
Adjective
tweenage (not comparable)
- Not yet a teenager (being less than thirteen years old), but starting to act like one.
- 2007 August 11, Charles Isherwood, “A Prayerful Three-Pointer From the Orchestra Pit”, in New York Times:
- 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).
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Related terms
- teenage
- tweenager