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preteen
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- bairn
- [chiefly Scottish],
- bambino,
- bud,
- chap
- [Southern & Midland],
- chick,
- child,
- cub,
- juvenile,
- kid,
- kiddie
- (also kiddy),
- kiddo,
- moppet,
- sprat,
- sprout,
- squirt,
- whelp,
- youngling,
- youngster,
- youth
- kindergartner
- (also kindergartener),
- preschooler,
- rug rat
- [slang],
- schoolboy,
- schoolchild,
- schoolgirl,
- schoolkid
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“Preteen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of preteen was in 1929
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