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Teenage vs Preteen - What's the difference?

teenage | preteen |

As nouns the difference between teenage and preteen

is that teenage is brushwood for fences and hedges while preteen is a child in this age group.

As adjectives the difference between teenage and preteen

is that teenage is of or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old while preteen is of, relating to, or designed for, or being children between the ages of approximately 9 to 12.

teenage

English

Etymology 1

First attested circa 1700: teen (Kentish variant of tine: “enclose within a wattle fence”) (suffix forming abstract nouns).

Noun

(-)
  • Brushwood for fences and hedges.
    • Synonyms
    * (l)
    References
    * “ ?teenage n.''¹]” defined as a derived term of “[http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50248204 teen, ''v.''²]”, listed in the '' [2nd Ed.; 1989

    Etymology 2

    First attested in 1921: .

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to an age between thirteen and nineteen years old.
    • Fred's teenage years were the most difficult of times.
    Derived terms
    * (l) English terms with multiple etymologies

    preteen

    English

    (wikipedia preteen)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, relating to, or designed for, or being children between the ages of approximately 9 to 12

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A child in this age group

    • Anagrams

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