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Preteenager vs Preteenage - What's the difference?

preteenager | preteenage |

As a noun preteenager

is a person of somewhat less than 13 years of age.

As an adjective preteenage is

younger than teenage; often specifically of an age shortly before the teens, such as 10-12.

preteenager

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person of somewhat less than 13 years of age
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 7, author=Kelefa Sanneh, title=Years in Review, and New-Year Surprises, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=In the first season of the British reality TV show “Rock Star” (which was broadcast in America on VH1), Gene Simmons of Kiss tried to turn a bunch of boarding-school preteenagers into a rock band. }}

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    *preteen

    See also

    *prepubescent

    preteenage

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Younger than teenage; often specifically of an age shortly before the teens, such as 10-12.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=February 27, author=Michael Barbaro, title=Gap Closing Chain Aimed at Over-30s, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=So the same chains that had won over the preteenage , teenage and college crowd decided to tackle older women. }}

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    *preteen