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prepubescent

[ pree-pyoo-bes-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the years immediately preceding puberty, prepubertal.


noun

  1. a prepubescent boy or girl.

prepubescent

/ ˌpriːpjuːˈbɛsənt /

noun

  1. a person who has not yet reached puberty


adjective

  1. not yet having reached puberty

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Other Words From

  • prepu·bescence noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of prepubescent1

First recorded in 1900–05; pre- + pubescent

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