Definition of "tween" []

• A child between middle childhood and adolesence, usually between 8 and 12 years old. (noun)

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• "I knew what the term tween was, but when people say that, what are they really getting at?"
• "And if you use the word 'tween,' I'm going to puke."
• "They as "one" are now what I call tween ... or time's now new center of wisdom's two emotional intelligences."