tweenage

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English

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Etymology

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From between and teenage.

Adjective

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tweenage (not comparable)

  1. 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[1]:
      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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