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'tween

[ tween ]

preposition

  1. contraction of between.


noun

  1. Also tween, a youngster between 10 and 12 years of age, considered too old to be a child and too young to be a teenager.

'tween

/ ٷɾː /

contraction of

  1. between
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of 'tween1

1250–1300; Middle English twene, aphetic variant of atwene ( a- 1 ) or betwene between
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The alliance’s website includes a calendar featuring a “Tween/Teen Games Meet Up” in Elk Grove, regular library visits and a masquerade-themed prom night Friday.

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The CW is under new ownership but still set on capturing the tween and 20-something audience that has long been its meat and mead – not a simple task in an entertainment environment friendlier to franchises than original concepts.

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Hart himself serves as an executive producer and voices the show’s eponymous tween character.

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Olivia seemed to relate to her body in the same way as her tween friends.

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Social media trends often encourage tweens to experiment with cosmetics that are inappropriate for their skin type or age, so parents need to look carefully at ingredient labels before buying, said Sam Cutler, founder of Beverly Hills-based tween skin-care brand Petite ’n Pretty.

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