prepubescent

[pree-pyoo-bes-uhnt] Origin

pre·pu·bes·cent

[pree-pyoo-bes-uhnt]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the years immediately preceding puberty, prepubertal.
noun
2.
a prepubescent boy or girl.

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Prepubescent is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1900–05; pre- + pubescent

pre·pu·bes·cence, noun
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prepubescent (ˌpriːpjuːˈbɛsənt)
 
n
1.  a person who has not yet reached puberty
 
adj
2.  not yet having reached puberty

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prepubescent
1904, from pre- + pubescent (see puberty).
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prepubescent pre·pu·bes·cent (prē'py&oomacr;-běs'ənt)
adj.
Of or characteristic of prepuberty. n.
A prepubescent child.

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