/pree teen"/ , n.
1. Also called preteenager /pree teen"ay'jeuhr/ , preteener . a boy or girl under the age of 13, esp. one between the ages of 9 and 12.
2. preteens , the years immediately preceding one's thirteenth birthday.
adj.
3. designating or characteristic of a preteen or preteens: two preteen daughters.
[ 1950-55; PRE- + TEEN 2 ]