Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tweenager

/ˈtwiːnˌeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tweenag-er
IPA: /ˈtwiːnˌeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young person who is not yet a teenager (being less than thirteen years old), but starting to act like one: generally ten to twelve years old.

Example Sentences

"Your eight to twelve year old is in the gray area between early childhood and the teen years. He is a child in the middle—a “tweenager.”"

Etymology

Blend of 'tween + teenager. Attested as early as the 1950s, but popularized in the late 20th or early 21st century.

Inflected Forms

tweenagers (plural) 'tweenager (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

tween tweenage tweener tweenie

Synonyms

preteen

Questions

How do you pronounce tweenager?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtwiːnˌeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/.
What does tweenager mean?: A young person who is not yet a teenager (being less than thirteen years old), but starting to act like one: generally ten to twelve years old.
Where does tweenager come from?: Blend of 'tween + teenager. Attested as early as the 1950s, but popularized in the late 20th or early 21st century.

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