preteens

noun

plural of preteen
as in teens

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  1. teens
  2. teenagers
  3. kids
  4. youngsters
  5. juveniles
  6. kiddies
  7. chicks
  8. youths
Noun
  • In winter, temperatures typically hover in the 20s during the day and teens at night.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The teens created a unique sound by merging their diverse musical tastes, like Culos’s love for Beastie Boys and Nas and DePizzo’s Nirvana and Soundgarden influences.
    — Leena Tailor, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of teens
Noun
  • The rambunctious teenagers crammed into a lecture hall suddenly went quiet when a woman old enough to be their great-grandmother, and smaller in stature than many of them, approached the podium.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Noble Truth Project Youth Entrepreneurship program works with teenagers 14 to 19 and provides them with mentors, personal development skills, financial literacy tools, and educational enrichment opportunities.
    — Nakell Williams, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of teenagers
Noun
  • The South is cheapest for young kids For families with young children, annual costs are lowest across much of the South.
    — Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • When Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour stopped in London in 2024, the Prince of Wales wanted a photo with his kids and the world-famous singer.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of kids
Noun
  • Protesters, including many youngsters, gathered peacefully and chanted in a southeastern part of the city amid heavy police presence.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Protesters, including many youngsters, gathered peacefully and chanted in the southeastern part of Paris, amid heavy police presence.
    — Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of youngsters
Noun
  • Prosecutors said two occupants of vehicle were juveniles at the time.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Three people, including two juveniles, have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to carry out a shooting at a high school in metro Atlanta, authorities said Tuesday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 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
  • Even some birds have managed the trick, disgorging a viscous fluid from their throats to offer their chicks as the hungry little chirpers demand ever more meals in the nest.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The Livestock Birthing Barn celebrated more than 90 animal births of piglets, goats, calves, lambs and chicks.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of chicks
Noun
  • Police and the El Paso, Texas, branch of the NAACP are condemning a group of people, possibly including youths, who were shown wearing Ku Klux Klan-style white robes and hoods in viral social media videos.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Kansas City police responded to the Country Club Plaza Saturday night after a group of 60 to 100 youths caused a disturbance, a police spokesman said Monday.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of youths
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