PRETEENS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

preteens

noun

plural of preteen

as in teens

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Noun

Four teens between the ages of 14 and 16 who were inside the vehicle were detained.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Sep. 2026
The scammers — a network of young men in their late teens or early 20s — celebrated the August 2024 heist by embarking on a wild spending spree.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of teens

Noun

Agarwal is, like a lot of teenagers, feeling the pangs of a life less traveled, IRL.

— Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Both teenagers had extensive criminal records and were known gang members, Detective Angel Rodriguez, a sheriff’s office spokesman, previously told the Miami Herald.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of teenagers

Noun

The passage about the group of hippies going out to the pueblo and giving the Native kids LSD and hooking up on the tribe’s sacred ground until they get run off is priceless.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
Each year, Kenny Wilson and her husband pile their two kids into the car and drive hours from her Texas home to a cruise port in Galveston.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of kids

Noun

Other youngsters enjoying the night out include budding DJ Matan Lavi (Nevo Katan), whose parents Katya (Lena Fraifeld) and Gadi (Lior Miller) are on the verge of separation.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
There was a moment towards the end of the first half of Liverpool’s Carabao Cup third-round victory over Tottenham Hotspur that showed why Andoni Iraola put his faith in the club’s youngsters.

— Andy Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of youngsters

Noun

Part of what makes 764 and other Nihilistic Violent Extremist groups so terrifying is that in addition to grooming minor victims, members also intentionally recruit and radicalize juveniles to become predators themselves, according to the FBI.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
At least six juveniles were taken to area hospitals with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said.

— Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of juveniles

Noun

This new Cannon offering, filled with chintzy special effects, a ludicrous story line and campy performances, will likely bore adults but have the kiddies clamoring for more.

— Jeffrey Ressner, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
The folks behind the Golden Arches has just announced two new meals to mark the occasion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup— a new Adult Happy Meal and one for the kiddies.

— Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 June 2026

Definition of kiddies

Noun

By the end of this year’s breeding season, about twenty per cent of the hatched chicks had fledged.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Many tuned in to the nonstop livestream of Jackie’s nest — often daily — to watch her and her mate Shadow weather freezing winter storms, protect their eggs and dote on fuzzy chicks.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of chicks

Noun

Local news video showed the bridge temporarily closed as LAPD officers stood among youths lined up with their hands zip-tied behind their backs.

— Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
At the same time, Wilson and two youths were several yards north on the platform.

— Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

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