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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
preteen
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
preteen fashions
preteen girls
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Bringing Shakespeare to the preteen set is the idea of Hale Middle School teacher! bold!
Wiktionary
preteen

a. Of, relating to, or designed for, or being children between the ages of approximately 9 and 12. n. A child in this age group.

WordNet
preteen

adj. of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12; "a preteen party"; "preteen clothing" [syn: preadolescent]

preteen

n. a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age); "little league is intended for the preteens" [syn: preteenager]

Usage examples of "preteen".

She had stayed overnight with girlfriends when she was in her preteens, and there had been the intense friendship with Margaret Benjamin when she was fourteen.

Her work speaks to the widest and most varied readership I have ever seen: from preteens to straight and gay adults, including the entire staff of a nuclear sub.

Using the tip of his lollipop stick as a stylus, he scribbled a quick note to what he thought of as the shadow writing team, the adult gagsters who supplemented the story lines and scripts generated by the story department, much of which was now being developed in play sessions with preteens and brainstorming adults.