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[IceDragon]

[Llewthepoet]

So would that make Ozy and Millie pre-teens? Or something else?

[Bocaj Claw]

I thought that they were ten or twelve or something. So, maybe.

[Dr. Doog]

they're ten, which AFAIK counts as a tween and not a preteen.

[Bocaj Claw]

AFAIK? And does anybody really use the word tween in a serious context?

[Tom Flapwell]

AFAIK? And does anybody really use the word tween in a serious context?

AFAIK = As Far As I Know

And if "tween" is not already recognized in educational pamphlets and whatnot, I imagine it will be soon.

[Dr. Doog]

tween is recognized as in between toddler and preteen, yes.

[Rymn_the_Silver_Wolfe]

Tween

Etymology

Old English twēonum

Noun

1). U.S. a boy or girl between childhood and adolescence, especially between the ages of 8 and 12.

2). Trade name for a line of polysorbates manufactured by Imperial Chemical Industries.

3). Also short for between.


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Definition provided by Rymn, Head of the CRUD (Completely Random Useless Definitions)Department.

[Richard K Niner]

Tween 1). U.S. a boy or girl between childhood and adolescence, especially between the ages of 8 and 12.

In other words, it's almost the same thing as preteen:

preteen
adj : of or relating to or designed for children between the ages
of 9 and 12; "a preteen party"; "preteen clothing"
[syn: preadolescent]
n : a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years
of age); "little league is intended for the preteens"
[syn: preteenager]

[Luke B.]

Heh, it's interesting to think that the words teen, preteen and tween didn't even existed 100 years ago. As far as I know, "Teen" was a category of person invented after the second world war that could be marketed to. Teen is an invented class of person, in other words. Before that, the only distinction was "child" and "adult" - that's all there was.

[Luke B.]

Heh, it's interesting to think that the words teen, preteen and tween didn't even existed 100 years ago. As far as I know, "Teen" was a category of person invented after the second world war that could be marketed to. Teen is an invented class of person, in other words. Before that, the only distinction was "child" and "adult" - that's all there was.

[Bocaj Claw]

AFAIK? And does anybody really use the word tween in a serious context?

That E special about the Olsen Twins did.

Now see, that doesn't quite fit my criteria of "serious context."

[Dr. Doog]

Have you ever wondered why Doves are the symbol of peace?

[The MAZZTer]

Have you ever wondered why Doves are the symbol of peace?

No

[Dr. Doog]

that doesn't necessarily explain anything.