- Tween 20 is a detergent polysorbate.
- J. R. R. Tolkien used it in '' The Fellowship Of The Ring '' (published in 1954 ) to cover ages from twenty to thirty-two, the period of Adolescence for Hobbits , who have longer lifespans than humans and aren't considered adults until age 33.
- In popular culture around the start of the 21st century, it has been used to describe children in the pre-teen and teenage years, generally in the age range of 8 to 12 years old (according to the definition of The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition One source[http://mensightmagazine.com/columns/manhood/chapter9.htm even references the "tween" years as the period between childhood and adulthood, and describes anyone under the age of ! (see also Twixter ).
- To add to the age group confusion, in some educational and parenting circles "tweenies", children in their "tweens", are in the transition be toddlerhood and regular childhood, typically in their twos.
- In Animation , it is used to describe intermediate frames often added by an assistant animator or by computer. See Tweening .
- '' is also a web comic by Anthony Furtado. See Tween (webcomic) .
- In Mark Clifton 's Star, Bright (1952) it is a reference to the merely ordinary geniuses. {Link without Title}
- Tweens is also a possible name given for the 2010s decade, the years from 2010 - 2019 . It is combined from the words Twenty and Teen .
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