preadolescent

[ pree-ad-l-es-uhnt ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to preadolescence or a preadolescent.

noun
  1. a person who is in the preadolescent years.

Origin of preadolescent

1
First recorded in 1905–10; pre- + adolescent

Words Nearby preadolescent

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British Dictionary definitions for preadolescent

preadolescent

/ (ˌpriːædəˈlɛsənt) /


noun
  1. a person who has not yet reached adolescence

adjective
  1. of or relating to the period before adolescence

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