preteen

preteen
/pree teen"/, n.
1. Also called preteenager /pree teen"ay'jeuhr/, preteener. a boy or girl under the age of 13, esp. one between the ages of 9 and 12.
2. preteens, the years immediately preceding one's thirteenth birthday.
adj.
3. designating or characteristic of a preteen or preteens: two preteen daughters.
[1950-55; PRE- + TEEN2]

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