'tween

American  

[tween] / twin /

preposition

1. contraction of between.

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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 British  

/ twiːn /

contraction

1. between

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Etymology

Origin of 'tween

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

Example Sentences

“Speaking of ‘tween heartthrobs, Scott Brown is here.

From MSNBC • Apr. 24, 2015

Weeping like a ’tween at a Justin Bieber concert, like a cougar at a “Twilight” premiere, like a little leaguer meeting Mickey Mantle.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2012

"How do you deal with comments from managers such as 'I was born in 1962' and people referring to me as a 'tween?"

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2010

Grantland Rice broke down the most important matchups of the upcoming season, calling the Cleveland Bulldogs-Dayton Triangles game slated for Nov. 2 that year a “titanic tussle ‘tween two Gorgons of the gridiron.”

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2010

I rub my eyes and blink in the dim light of the ’tween deck.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone