'tween

[ tween ]

preposition

1. contraction of between.

noun

1. Also tween, a youngster between 10 and 12 years of age, considered too old to be a child and too young to be a teenager.

'tween

/ twiːn /

contraction of

1. between

Word History and Origins

Origin of 'tween¹

1250–1300; Middle English twene, aphetic variant of atwene ( a- ¹ ) or betwene between

Related Words

• juvenile
• minor
• teenager
• tween
• youngster
• youth