preteen

Thân thiện

A group of preteens gather around a table for a board game.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Relating to the age just before adolescence: Describes a person, activity, or thing characteristic of or designed for children approximately between the ages of 9 and 12.
   • Suitable for preadolescents: Pertaining to the stage of development between childhood and adolescence.

2. Noun:

   • A child in the preadolescent stage: A boy or girl, typically between the ages of 9 and 12, who is not yet a teenager.

Examples

• Adjective:

  • The store specializes in preteen fashion. (The store focuses on clothing styles suitable for children aged 9-12.)
  • She writes books for a preteen audience. (Her books are written for readers who are almost teenagers.)

• Noun:

  • The program is designed for preteens. (The activity is created for children in the 9-12 age group.)
  • As a preteen, he started to develop more independent interests. (When he was between 9 and 12 years old, he began to have his own hobbies.)

Advanced Usage

• Demographic Term: Used in marketing, education, and psychology to specifically refer to the developmental stage and associated needs of children approaching adolescence.
  • Advertisers are increasingly targeting the preteen market.
• Developmental Context: Often used to discuss the social, emotional, and physical changes characteristic of this life stage.
  • Preteen years can be a time of significant growth and self-discovery.

Variants and Related Words

• Preadolescent (adj/n): A more formal or clinical synonym for 'preteen', relating to the same age group.
  • Preadolescent development is a key research area.
• Tween (n, informal): A common informal contraction of "between" (child and teen), synonymous with 'preteen'.
  • The magazine is popular with tweens.

Synonyms

• Preadolescent (adj/n): (Formal) A child in, or relating to, the period before adolescence.
• Tween (n): (Informal) A child between childhood and teenage years.

Antonyms

• Teenager (n): A person aged between 13 and 19.
• Adolescent (n/adj): A young person in the process of developing from a child into an adult; roughly synonymous with teenager.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12
   • a preteen party
   • preteen clothing

Noun

1. a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age)
   • little league is intended for the preteens

Từ đồng nghĩa

• preadolescent
• preteenager