About children who are around eleven or twelve — just before the teen years (thirteen to nineteen).

About children who are around eleven or twelve這個字是在說大約十一、十二歲的孩子 just before the teen years (thirteen to nineteen)剛好在十三到十九歲的青少年期之前

Shops sell preteen clothes; writers talk about the preteen years. You can also call the child a preteen: “She is still a preteen.” It sits in that in-between stretch: not a little kid, not a teenager yet.

Shops sell preteen clothes商店會賣準青少年的衣服 writers talk about the preteen years作家會談到這段準青少年的年紀 You can also call the child a preteen你也可以直接叫這孩子「preteen」 "She is still a preteen."「她還是個 preteen」 It sits in that in-between stretch它就落在這個中間地帶 not a little kid不是小小孩 not a teenager yet也還不是青少年

Though actually, people are a little loose with the ages. Some speakers stretch it down to nine or ten; the tidy dictionary picture is eleven and twelve.

Though actually不過其實 people are a little loose with the ages人們對這個年齡的界定有點鬆散 Some speakers stretch it down to nine or ten有些人會把範圍往下拉到九、十歲 the tidy dictionary picture is eleven and twelve但字典上乾淨俐落的定義是十一、十二歲

The word is everyday and very common in American English; other places understand it at once. It is not a medical term, just a life-stage word.

The word is everyday and very common in American English這個字很日常，在美式英語裡非常常見 other places understand it at once其他地方的人也馬上聽得懂 It is not a medical term它不是醫學術語 just a life-stage word只是一個描述人生階段的字