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- [pree-teen]
- /priˈtin/
- /prɪˈtiːn/
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- [pree-teen]
- /priˈtin/
Definitions of preteen word
- noun preteen Also called preteenager [pree-teen-ey-jer] /priˈtinˌeɪ dʒər/ (Show IPA), preteener. a boy or girl under the age of 13, especially one between the ages of 9 and 12. 1
- noun preteen preteens, the years immediately preceding one's thirteenth birthday. 1
- adjective preteen designating or characteristic of a preteen or preteens: two preteen daughters. 1
- adjective preteen child: just under 13 1
- noun preteen child just under 13 1
- countable noun preteen A preteen is a child aged between nine and thirteen. 0
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Origin of preteen
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55; pre- + teen2
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Parts of speech for Preteen
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
preteen popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
preteen usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for preteen
noun preteen
- child — A child is a human being who is not yet an adult.
- dickens — Charles (John Huffam), pen name Boz. 1812–70, English novelist, famous for the humour and sympathy of his characterization and his criticism of social injustice. His major works include The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist (1839), Nicholas Nickleby (1839), Old Curiosity Shop (1840–41), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Little Dorrit (1857), and Great Expectations (1861)
- innocents — free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.
- kiddie — a child.
- innocent — free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.
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