tweener
Not quite adolescent
A tweener is someone or something that falls between two categories.
In sports, a tweener is a player whose size or skills don't fit neatly into a standard position: He's a tweener—too small for power forward, too slow for small forward.
The term extends to ages (between child and teenager), clothing sizes, or any in-between status.
In tennis, a tweener is a shot hit between the legs while facing away from the net.
Smaller than standard
- positionlessWithout assigned role
- versatileCapable in varied contexts
- mismatchIncompatible combination
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
Sexual development stage
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
- youthState of being immature
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- developmentProgress toward maturity
adolescence · identity · peer · generation
Preliminary contest lineup
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- jobberMiddleman in trade
- pushForce something away
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
roster · babyface · heel · gimmick · program · feud · promo · match
High-arcing throw or hit
- half-volleyShot on the short hop
- no-mans-landUnclaimed disputed ground
- baselineStandard for comparison
- wrong-footedCaught off guard
undersized
Smaller than standard
- positionlessWithout assigned role
- versatileCapable in varied contexts
- mismatchIncompatible combination
hybrid · NBA · basketball
puberty
Sexual development stage
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
- youthState of being immature
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
development · adolescence · identity · peer · generation
undercard
Preliminary contest lineup
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- jobberMiddleman in trade
- pushForce something away
booking · roster · babyface · heel · gimmick · program · feud · promo · match · workrate
lob
High-arcing throw or hit
- half-volleyShot on the short hop
- no-mans-landUnclaimed disputed ground
- baselineStandard for comparison
- bowlingbowling pin, bowling ball, bowling pins, bowling balls, bowling lane
- racket sportsserve, volley, forehand, backhand, doubles
- Baseball Slangdinger, heater, K, ribby, tater
- tennis shotsforehand, backhand, volley, serve, lob
- trick shotstrick shot, scorpion kick, bicycle kick, behind the back, blind shot
- bowling techniqueshook, curve ball, cranker, stroker, two-handed
tweenerarchetype
Original model for copies
prototype · textbook case · textbook example · classic · paragon
- tween girl
- tween yearsPre-adolescent stage
- tween cultureSocial trends among preteens
- tween showsProgramming targeting 9-12 demographic
between, tween, tweens, in-between, tweening, tweenager, tweenie, tweenage, tweenagers