- Relating to or designed for children especially between the ages of 9 and 12: preteen clothing.
- Being a child especially between the ages of 9 and 12; preadolescent.
A preadolescent boy or girl. Also called subteen.
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A preteen boy or girl.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age)
Synonym: preteenager
The adjective preteen has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12
Synonym: preadolescent
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Preadolescence is a stage of human development through childhood that occurs in a child's years before adolescence.[1]
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The point at which a child becomes an adolescent is usually defined by the onset of puberty. However, in some individuals (particularly females), puberty begins in the preadolescence years,[2] and adolescence may extend a few years beyond the teenage years in others (typically males).[3]
In terms of age in years, preadolescence is usually designated as the years from 10 to 13,[4] although this may vary considerably.
Preadolescent children have a different view of the world from younger children in significant ways:
Preadolescents generally prefer certain brands, and are a heavily targeted market of many advertisers. Their tendency to buy brand-name items may be due to a desire to fit in, although the desire is not as strong as it is with teenagers. Many of these brands include clothing and music.[citation needed]
Sigmund Freud termed this the latency period, which he saw as a period of unparalleled repression of sexual desires and erogenous impulses. During the latency period, children direct this repressed libidal energy into asexual pursuits such as school, athletics, and same-sex friendships. He saw the latency period as a time of relative calm when there is little psychosexual conflict and unconscious conflicts and drives go underground and are therefore relatively inaccessible and unavailable. But soon puberty arrives, and the genitals once again become a central focus of libidal energy.
A preteen or a preteenager[1] is a person under the age of thirteen.[5] Generally the term is restricted to those close to reaching age 13,[1] especially ages 10–12.[6]
Tween is an American neologism and marketing term[7] for preteen. A blend of between and teen,[5][6] "tween" in this context is generally considered to cover the age range from eight to twelve years.[6]
The term was previously used in J.R.R. Tolkien's 1954 novel The Lord of the Rings to refer to Hobbits in their twenties: "...tweens as Hobbits called the irresponsible twenties between childhood and the coming of age at thirty-three."[8] In this context, the word is a portmanteau of twenty and teen, and has no connection to preteens or the American marketing niche.
Myers, James. "Tweens and cool" [1], Admap, March 2004.
| Preceded by Childhood |
Stages of human development Preadolescence |
Succeeded by Adolescence |
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| Translations: Pre-teen |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - under 13 år
n. - barn under 13 år
Français (French)
adj. - pré-adolescent
n. - pré-adolescence
Deutsch (German)
n. - Kind unter 13 Jahren
adj. - für ein Kind unter 13 Jahren
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προ-εφηβεία
adj. - προ-εφηβικός
Italiano (Italian)
preadolescente
Português (Portuguese)
n. - pré-adolescente
adj. - pré-adolescente
Русский (Russian)
подростковый
Español (Spanish)
adj. - preadolescente
n. - preadolescente
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förtonåring
adj. - före tonåren
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
十三岁以下的, 尤指九岁至十二岁的, 十三岁以下的孩子
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 十三歲以下的, 尤指九歲至十二歲的
n. - 十三歲以下的孩子
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 사춘기 직전의
n. - 사춘기 직전의 어린이
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - של נער/ה לפני גיל 31
n. - נער/ה לפני גיל 31
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