preteenager en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English teenager English preteenager From pre- + teenager.
Meanings
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A person of less than 13 years of age.
In the first season of the British reality TV show “Rock Star” (which was broadcast in America on VH1), Gene Simmons of Kiss tried to turn a bunch of boarding-school preteenagers into a rock band.
2007 January 7, Kelefa Sanneh, “Years in Review, and New-Year Surprises”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| preteenagers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |