TWEEN

Etymology 1

Noun

tween (plural tweens)

(animation) An action of tweening (inserting frames for continuity); a sequence of frames generated by tweening.

Verb

tween (third-person singular simple present tweens, present participle tweening, simple past and past participle tweened)

(cinematography) To generate intermediate frames in an animated sequence so as to give the appearance of smooth movement.

Etymology 2

Noun

tween (plural tweens)

A person in their twenties, between 20 and 29 years old. Possibly including 30-32.

Synonyms

• twentysomething

• vicenarian

Etymology 3

Noun

tween (plural tweens)

A child, usually a girl, in the age range between young childhood and adolescence, normally between eight and thirteen years of age.

Synonyms

• See preteen

• teenybopper

Hypernyms

• preadolescent

• pre-teen

Adjective

tween (comparative more tween, superlative most tween)

Of or having to do with tweenagers.

Anagrams

• Wente, wente

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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