Definition of "preteen" [preteen]

• Relating to or designed for children especially between the ages of 9 and 12: preteen clothing. (adjective)
• Being a child especially between the ages of 9 and 12; preadolescent. (adjective)
• A preadolescent boy or girl. Also called subteen. (noun)

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• "This is collecting theme is very prevalent in preteen males who will collect almost anything."
• ""Most of the things were - well, depending on your definition of the law - not illegal," Martin says, referring to the "preteen girls" subreddit."
• "When I stopped subscribing as a preteen circa 1989, I imagined that the magazine would transform greatly through the decades and different editors at the helm."