juvenile person vs preteen

preteen vs juvenile person

juvenile person and preteen both are nouns.

juvenile person is not an adjective while preteen is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
juvenile person	Yes	No	No	No
preteen	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, preteen is a hyponym of juvenile person; that is, preteen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than juvenile person:

juvenile person: a young person, not fully developed
preteen: a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age)

Other hyponyms of juvenile person include preteenager, adolescent, stripling, teen, teenager, child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster, ingenue, spring chicken, young person, younker, youth.

juvenile person (noun)	preteen (noun)
a young person, not fully developed	a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age)

juvenile person (adjective)	preteen (adjective)
	of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12

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