tween

Etymology 1
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Noun

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

Verb

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

Translations

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Etymology 2
in the sense of "between childhood and adolescence"

Noun

 * 1) A child, especially a girl, in the age range between middle childhood and adolescence, normally between eight and thirteen years of age.
 * 2) * 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.
 * 1) * 2015 MKTG page 63
 * America's tweens (ages eight to twelve) are a population of more than twenty million.
 * 1) * 2015 MKTG page 63
 * America's tweens (ages eight to twelve) are a population of more than twenty million.
 * America's tweens (ages eight to twelve) are a population of more than twenty million.

Synonyms

 * See Thesaurus:preteen

Adjective

 * 1) Of or having to do with tweenagers.

Noun

 * 1)  A number or age in the twenties (plural only), or a person of that age.
 * 2) * 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.
 * 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.