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preteenager

preteenager noun: a person of less than 13 years of age.

Noun

preteenager (plural preteenagers)

  1. A person of less than 13 years of age.
    • In the first season of the British reality TV show “Rock Star” (which was broadcast in America on VH1), Gene Simmons of Kiss tried to turn a bunch of boarding-school preteenagers into a rock band.2007 January 7, Kelefa Sanneh, “Years in Review, and New-Year Surprises”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    preteen

Synonyms of preteenager

Forms of preteenager

pluralpreteenagers

Origin of preteenager

From pre- + teenager.

Questions about preteenager

What does preteenager mean?
Preteenager means a person of less than 13 years of age.
What part of speech is preteenager?
Preteenager is a noun.
What is the plural of preteenager?
The plural of preteenager is preteenagers.

Words near preteenager in the dictionary

  1. pretectal
  2. pretectonic
  3. pretectum
  4. preteen
  5. preteenage
  6. preteenager
  7. preteenagers
  8. preteendom
  9. preteener
  10. preteeners
  11. preteenhood

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