preteens

noun

Definition of preteensnext
plural of preteen
as in teens

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  1. teens
  2. teenagers
  3. youngsters
  4. juveniles
  5. chicks
  6. youths
Noun
  • Things get more interesting when a trio of outcast teens pretend to be Satanists to get people interested in their rock band.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The street estimates the average revenue growth rate to be in the high-teens over the next few years.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of teens
Noun
  • Earlier this year, two teenagers filed a class-action lawsuit against a Kentucky youth detention center and its administrators, claiming that they were subjected to oppressive isolation, denied basic hygiene, showers, and medications, and forced to listen to a toddler song.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Several incidents highlight the growing trend of Iran allegedly hiring teenagers to carry out attacks on Israeli and Jewish institutions in Europe.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of teenagers
Noun
  • From its premiere in 1983 until its finale in 2006, the show was a beacon for youngsters encouraged to explore beyond a book’s covers and learn about the world surrounding them.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Two of the team’s youngsters, Brett Berard and Will Cuylle, scored to bring the Rangers within a goal in the third period, but New York couldn’t fully dig out of the hole with Quick pulled for an extra attacker.
    Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of youngsters
Noun
  • So, if juveniles have easier access to firearms, are more willing to commit crimes since they will just be sent home to their parents in most cases, and can’t understand the consequences of their actions mentally, what can and should be done?
    Eric Braun, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
  • But this street is no stranger to juveniles committing car crimes.
    Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of juveniles
Noun
  • There are 25,000 pheasants bought as adults, 25,000 more bought at six to eight weeks old and raised to adulthood, and 15,000 raised to adulthood through a related program that gives day-old chicks to private citizens, 4-H groups and other educational groups.
    Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
  • And despite previous failures, the lovebirds continue to renew their bonds and efforts to produce chicks this year.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of chicks
Noun
  • Israel says most of these are militants, but youths throwing stones and people not involved in confrontations have also been killed.
    Majdi Mohammed and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • By the age twenty-one, 20% of autistic youths will have had a police encounter.
    Catherine Tan, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of youths
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