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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

  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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Eventually, the tween dynamo dreams of working with artificial intelligence at aerospace giant SpaceX.

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Platt, who came out to his family when he was a tween, publicly announced he was gay in 2019.

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“The Legend of Ochi,” released in theaters nationwide on April 25 and available to stream starting May 20, follows one tween’s quest to return an injured blue-faced baby primate to its home.

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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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