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threenager

threenager noun: a rebellious and strong-willed three-year-old.

Noun

threenager (plural threenagers)

  1. A rebellious and strong-willed three-year-old.
    • All of these are simply weapons in the battle with threenagers — not for control over clothing choices but for our children’s character and soul and the adults they will become.2016 August 17, Lindsey M. Roberts, “Navigating the choppy waters of life with a ‘threenager’”, in Washington Post
    • There is something disgusting about pretending your child is older than his actual age. Your toddler isn't a teen or a fucking threenager.2018, Jim Florentine, Everybody Is Awful: (Except You!), →ISBN

Forms of threenager

pluralthreenagers

Origin of threenager

Blend of three + teenager.

Questions about threenager

What does threenager mean?
Threenager means a rebellious and strong-willed three-year-old.
What part of speech is threenager?
Threenager is a noun.
What is the plural of threenager?
The plural of threenager is threenagers.

Words near threenager in the dictionary

  1. threeks
  2. threeling
  3. threelings
  4. threemake
  5. threemasted
  6. threenager
  7. threenagers
  8. threeness
  9. threenesses
  10. threep
  11. threepeat

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