ギャングエイジ

noun

gang age; preadolescence

A developmental stage, roughly ages 8–12, when children form close peer groups and may engage in group mischief or minor delinquency. Used in psychology and education contexts.

• ギャングエイジの子こどもたちは、仲なか間まとの絆きずなをとても大たい切せつにする。

  Children in the gang age stage place great importance on bonds with their peers.

• この時じ期きはギャングエイジとも呼よばれ、集しゅう団だんで行こう動どうすることが増ふえる。

  This period is also called the gang age, and group activities become more frequent.