preteenage

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ teenage

Adjective

preteenage (not comparable)

1. 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^[1]:

     So the same chains that had won over the preteenage, teenage and college crowd decided to tackle older women.

Related terms

• preteen