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Pronunciation / Transliteration: preadolesˈsente
"Las marcas de ropa están diseñando colecciones especiales para tweenies."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A child between the ages of approximately eight and twelve, considered to be in the transitional phase between early childhood and being a teenager.
"Toy manufacturers are increasingly designing products specifically targeted at the tweenie demographic." - 2
Historically, a young female domestic servant who worked between different departments or assisted senior staff.
"The grand estate employed a young tweenie to help the housemaid polish the silver."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a blend or diminutive of 'between', originally emerging in late 19th-century British domestic service to describe a young maid who worked 'between decks' or assisted both the cook and the housemaid. In contemporary usage, it has evolved to refer to a child who is between early childhood and adolescence, bridging the gap akin to a 'tween'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tweenie" is said worldwide
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préadolescent
Transliteration: preatolesã
"De nos jours, les tweenies s'intéressent beaucoup aux nouvelles technologies."
Tween
Transliteration: twiːn
"Viele Tweenies verbringen viel Zeit mit ihren Smartphones."
preadolescente
Transliteration: preadolesˈtʃɛnte
"Quel programma televisivo è molto popolare tra i tweenies."
preadolescente
Transliteration: preadolesˈsente
"Las marcas de ropa están diseñando colecciones especiales para tweenies."
pré-adolescente
Transliteration: pɾe.a.do.leˈsẽ.tʃi
"O comportamento dos tweenies mudou bastante na última década."
किशोर
Transliteration: kishor
Script: किशोरावस्था से पहले का बच्चा
"यह बाज़ार विशेष रूप से tweenies (किशोरों) को ध्यान में रखकर बनाया गया है।"
准少年
Transliteration: zhǔn shào nián
"现在的准少年对数码产品的需求很高。"
트윈
Transliteration: teu-win
"이 장난감은 트윈 연령대의 아이들에게 인기가 많습니다."
トウィーン
Transliteration: towī-n
"そのファッションブランドはトウィーン層をターゲットにしています。"
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