preteen-agers

noun

plural of preteen-ager
as in teenagers

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  1. teenagers
  2. teens
  3. kids
  4. youngsters
  5. juveniles
  6. chicks
  7. buds
  8. youths
Noun
  • But that sympathy can’t quite make up for the galling fact of Nelson’s sons, now teenagers stuck in limbo as a father figure stubbornly insists on courting further ruin.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The teen is being charged as an adult under Georgia's SB440 law, which gives adult superior courts jurisdiction over teenagers aged 13 to 17 accused of specific violent felonies.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of teenagers
Noun
  • Primetime will trace the origins of Hansen’s famed series To Catch a Predator, the wildly popular program that exposed alleged pedophiles by using hidden cameras to capture adults trying to meet underage teens in online chat rooms.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Decoys posing as young teens lured the men to sting locations, mostly set up at private homes in quiet communities.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of teens
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
  • Up to 25 players can be registered on the ‘A’ list for the Conference League, while an unlimited number of youngsters are allowed on the back-up ‘B’ list.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Alongside him on Saturday was Francis Onyeka, a Leverkusen player on loan facing his own club, one of three youngsters on loan in the squad.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of youngsters
Noun
  • McFadden did face questions during the discussion about the potential of once again housing juveniles at Jail North.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The name of the teenager was not released due to a law that prohibits the identification of juveniles charged with federal crimes.
    — Tom Winter, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of juveniles
Noun
  • For many of this year’s chicks, the next milestone will be receiving a name on the anniversary of their hatch days next year.
    — Adela Suliman, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The lone male, meanwhile, worked overtime to feed both nests of hungry chicks.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of chicks
Noun
  • Subtle Subtle says its buds interestingly don't rely on high-end mics to hear you.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • When to Transplant Peonies Peonies typically die back in the fall and then set their buds for the spring, making autumn the best time to transplant them.
    — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of buds
Noun
  • On that day, the Supreme Court ruled that the state of Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youths violated the 1st Amendment’s free-speech clause.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Both youths were taken to Elmhurst Hospital in stable condition.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of youths
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