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[ tween ] / twin / SEE SYNONYMS FOR 'tween ON THESAURUS.COM
nounAlso tween, tweeny. a youngster between 10 and 12 years of age, considered too old to be a child and too young to be a teenager. Origin of 'tween1250–1300; Middle English twene, aphetic variant of atwene (see a-1) or betwenebetween Words nearby 'tweentweedle, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Tweedsmuir, Tweed, William Marcy, tweedy, 'tween, tweenager, 'tween deck, tweeny, tweeps, tweet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for 'tweenGirl Meets World is simply a tween show with tween humor and loose ties to a series that grown ups used to love. ‘Boy Meets World’ Fans Will Hate ‘Girl Meets World’|Kevin Fallon|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST A tween girl named Rama, from the nearby village of Jayyous, had also joined the sport. If You Build It, They Will Skate|Maysoon Zayid|July 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST And Kristen Stewart, star of tween Holy Grail, Twilight, confessed that she thinks smoking pot is “no big deal.” Justin Bieber Busted for Pot: Does It Matter?|Kevin Fallon|April 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST With Hannah Montana long gone, a new legion of tween TV shows has risen. How to Curate Your Tween’s TV Time, From ‘Big Time Rush’ to ‘Dog with a Blog’|Barbara Spindel|March 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As the music of tween pop stars One Direction announced her arrival, the audience leapt to its feet to greet her. Michele Bachmann Saves Day Three of CPAC|Caitlin Dickson|March 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST When my eyes and bonds were loosed I found myself among a rough crowd of men in the 'tween decks of a large ship. Carette of Sark|John Oxenham A beauty, sir, who makes me hate the years That lie 'tween youth and me. The Mortal Gods and Other Plays|Olive Tilford Dargan I thowt 'ow 'twas agreed 'tween us I wor to tell the gentleman, bor? The Shrieking Pit|Arthur J. Rees Folks is different; for my part I like to kinder keep up a sort o' difference 'tween me and a hog. Poganuc People|Harriet Beecher Stowe The two thoughtless friends have "a jolly meeting," and do not break up till "'tween twa and three" next morning. The Genius of Scotland|Robert Turnbull
British Dictionary definitions for 'tween/ (twiːn) poetic, or dialect /
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to 'tweenbetwixt, amid, among, halfway, in, inserted, intervening, mid, midway, within, amidst, at intervals, interpolated, medially, separating |