The opposite of "the under-10s"?

[Mehrgan]

Hi,

"The under-10s" must mean the chlidren under the age of ten. What should we use when we want to refer to the children above 10?

 

[bhaisahab]

Hi,

"The under-10s" must mean the chlidren under the age of ten. What should we use when we want to refer to the children above 10?

It would depend on where you are setting the upper limit, "the under twelves", "the under sixteens", for example.

 

[Mehrgan]

It would depend on where you are setting the upper limit, "the under twelves", "the under sixteens", for example.

Thanks. What if we don't have any upper limit? I mean when we want to divide them in half?

 

[bhaisahab]

Thanks. What if we don't have any upper limit? I mean when we want to divide them in half?

The under tens and the over tens.

 

[Rover_KE]

The under tens and the over tens.

Where do you put the tens?


Rover

 

[bhaisahab]

Where do you put the tens?


Rover

Right in the middle.;-)

 

[Rover_KE]

But Merhgan wants to divide them in half.

Rover;-)

 

[euncu]

But Merhgan wants to divide them in half.

Rover;-)

Oh, I take it you misunderstood Merhgan. It was a test to see whether you would accept dividing those poor children in half or not.

;-)

 

[Mehrgan]

Oh, I take it you misunderstood Merhgan. It was a test to see whether you would accept dividing those poor children in half or not.

;-)

You wouldn't mean to cut the individuals in half, would you?! :-D Anyway, it was a nice piont that Rover_kE made. What about the tens?!

 

[Rover_KE]

I'd say 'Right - those aged ten and over gather round me. The under-tens can stay there for a minute.' (...or reverse the over and under; it depends which group you want the ten-year-olds in.)

(Of course, as soon as you reach your tenth birthday you're already over ten, but children don't see it like that.)

Rover

 

[Ouisch]

In AmE, we usually refer to 11 and 12-year-olds as "pre-teens." In recent years the media has started referring to kids aged 10 to 12 as "tweens" - a slang term to describe that they are "between" being a child and a teenager. :-D So, in summary, we basically classify children as either infants (babies), toddlers (one and two-year-olds), pre-schoolers (three and four-year-olds), various names for five to nine-year-olds, including "under 10s", pre-teens (or adolescents) and teenagers.

 

[Mehrgan]

In AmE, we usually refer to 11 and 12-year-olds as "pre-teens." In recent years the media has started referring to kids aged 10 to 12 as "tweens" - a slang term to describe that they are "between" being a child and a teenager. :-D So, in summary, we basically classify children as either infants (babies), toddlers (one and two-year-olds), pre-schoolers (three and four-year-olds), various names for five to nine-year-olds, including "under 10s", pre-teens (or adolescents) and teenagers.

Thank you so much for the reply dear Ouisch.
Cheers!