tween

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /twiːn/ Rhymes: -iːn === Etymology 1 === Clipping of in between. ==== Preposition ==== tween Alternative spelling of 'tween. ==== 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. ===== Derived terms ===== tweener ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Blend of teen +‎ between in the sense of "between childhood and adolescence". ==== Alternative forms ==== 'tween ==== Noun ==== tween (plural tweens) A child, especially a girl, in the age range between middle childhood and adolescence, normally between eight and thirteen years of age. Synonyms: tweenager, tweener, tweenie; see also Thesaurus:preteen 2006 Twenty Something Essays by Twenty Something Writers page 113 Next stop on the worthless train is the tweens who range from ages ten to thirteen years old. The tweens are so damn annoying, they make me want to jump off a cliff. 2015 MKTG page 63 America's tweens (ages eight to twelve) are a population of more than twenty million. ===== Hypernyms ===== preadolescent pre-teen ===== Derived terms ===== tweendom ==== Adjective ==== tween (comparative more tween, superlative most tween) Of or relating to tweenagers. Synonym: tweenage === Etymology 3 === Blend of twenty +‎ teen. ==== Noun ==== tween (plural tweens) (rare) A number or age in the twenties (plural only), or a person of that age. 1960, Display World, vol. 77 p. 62 And although Mums don't always control the purse strings of the tweens (the younger set in their twenties), they are not entirely a forgotten influence. === Anagrams === Wente, wente