Preteen
Preteen noun - A preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age).
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Teenager
Teenager noun - A juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity.
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Nearby Word: teenage
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It's actually, however, about Rob's time of confusion as a preteen/teenager while his mother was sick with cancer.
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A preteen/teenager joke in Brazil is saying "The hands of whoever just farted are yellow".
Source: You Just Told Me - Wendy is very clearly a teenager (usually a preteen), John a preteen (usually a child) and Michael is child (usually a toddler).
Source: Film / East Of Kensington
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