'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

1. between

Word History and Origins

Origin of 'tween¹

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

Example Sentences

It’s the proverbial issue of “jumping the shark,” especially given the fact that the “Stranger Things” principal characters have now aged out of their adorable tween selves — and it was their youthful sensibility that helped give the series its initial spark.

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The staging of the former’s broomstick flights is “Top Gun” for tween girls, and her castle in the sky is a strangely scary redoubt somewhere between Tim Burton and a German Expressionist film.

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The smash hit from “KPop: Demon Hunters” was undeniably one of the defining singles of the last year, a rare piece of insatiably catchy and vivaciously produced music that almost every tween on the planet could recognize.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has posted videos of vessels exploding with the glee of a hormone-addled tween playing Call of Duty, and more than a dozen strikes since early September have killed nearly 60 civilians.

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Ms. Wong, for whom “Bring Her Back” seems to be a feature debut, is thoroughly endearing as Piper, a tween struggling sweetly with a disability that is going to pose bigger problems for her than just being teased at school.

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