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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespre-adolescente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pre-adolescente
"Il pre-adolescente è in una fase di transizione."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A child between the ages of 9 and 12 who is transitioning from childhood to adolescence.
"The tweenager spent hours on social media, navigating the complexities of growing up." - 2
A young person who exhibits interests and behaviors typical of both children and teenagers.
"As a tweenager, she loved both playing with dolls and listening to pop music."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'tweenager' is a portmanteau derived from 'tween', which refers to children aged approximately 9 to 12, and 'teenager', which denotes adolescents aged 13 to 19. The word emerged in the late 20th century as a way to describe this transitional age group that exhibits characteristics of both children and teenagers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tweenager" is said worldwide
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préadolescent
Transliteration: préadolescent
"Le préadolescent est souvent tiraillé entre l'enfance et l'adolescence."
Vorteenager
Transliteration: Vorteenager
"Der Vorteenager verbringt viel Zeit mit seinen Freunden."
pre-adolescente
Transliteration: pre-adolescente
"Il pre-adolescente è in una fase di transizione."
preadolescente
Transliteration: preadolescente
"El preadolescente está explorando su identidad."
pré-adolescente
Transliteration: pré-adolescente
"O pré-adolescente enfrenta muitos desafios sociais."
पूर्व किशोर
Transliteration: Pūrva kiśora
"पूर्व किशोर अपने दोस्तों के साथ समय बिताते हैं।"
青少年
Transliteration: qīngshàonián
"青少年正处于成长的关键阶段。"
사춘기 전 아동
Transliteration: sachungi jeon adong
"사춘기 전 아동은 다양한 관심사를 가집니다."
プレティーン
Transliteration: puretīn
"プレティーンは自己表現を模索しています。"
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