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tweener
(tween¦er)
Pronunciation:
/ˈtwiːnə/
noun
US
informal
a person or thing considered to be in between two other recognized categories or types:
we’re a couple of tweeners, born after baby boomers and before generation Xers
another term for
tweenager
.
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