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pretween

pretween adjective: of a child: approaching the age of approximately 11.

Adjective

pretween (not comparable)

  1. Of a child: approaching the age of approximately 11.

Noun

pretween (plural pretweens)

  1. A child in this age group.

Forms of pretween

pluralpretweens

Origin of pretween

From pre- + tween.

Questions about pretween

What does pretween mean?
Pretween means of a child: approaching the age of approximately 11.
What part of speech is pretween?
Pretween can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near pretween in the dictionary

  1. pretuned
  2. pretunes
  3. pretuning
  4. preturn
  5. preturns
  6. pretween
  7. pretweens
  8. pretwist
  9. pretype
  10. pretyped
  11. pretypes

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