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tweenage

tweenage adjective: not yet a teenager (being less than thirteen years old), but starting to act like one.

Adjective

tweenage (not comparable)

  1. Not yet a teenager (being less than thirteen years old), but starting to act like one.
    • 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).2007 August 11, Charles Isherwood, “A Prayerful Three-Pointer From the Orchestra Pit”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    tween

Synonyms of tweenage

Origin of tweenage

From between and teenage.

Words formed from tweenage

Questions about tweenage

What does tweenage mean?
Tweenage means not yet a teenager (being less than thirteen years old), but starting to act like one.
What part of speech is tweenage?
Tweenage is an adjective.

Words near tweenage in the dictionary

  1. tweeled
  2. tweeling
  3. tweels
  4. tweely
  5. tween
  6. tweenage
  7. tweenaged
  8. tweenagehood
  9. tweenager
  10. tweenagers
  11. tweenase

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