Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subteen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sub-teen
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Below the age of a teenager, younger than thirteen years old.

noun

A person younger than a teenager, a child younger than thirteen years old.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English teen English subteen From sub- + teen.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does subteen mean?
Below the age of a teenager, younger than thirteen years old.
Where does subteen come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English teen English subteen From sub- + teen.

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