tweenage
adjectiveUK /ˈtwiːneɪdʒ/
US /ˈtwiːneɪdʒ/
Being the age between a child and a teenager, usually about 9 to 12 years old.
She is in her tweenage years and loves pop music and sleepovers.
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2. Suitable for or typical of children around 9 to 12 years old.
The store sells tweenage clothing and accessories.
3. The period of life when someone is a tween.
During her tweenage, she started babysitting younger kids.
4. Behaving in a way that is not quite childish but not yet teenage.
His tweenage jokes made the whole family laugh.