prepubescent

priːpjuːˈbɛsənt

Definition

Definition of prepubescent - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

before puberty

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not yet reached the stage of puberty

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The prepubescent child was not yet a teenager.

childish

immature

Noun

growth

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individual not yet experiencing puberty changes

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Doctors study prepubescents to understand early development.

child

minor

youth

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Origin of prepubescent

Latin, prae (before) + pubescere (to grow hairy)

Terms with prepubescent included in their meaning

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pedophilia

psychiatric disorder

sexual attraction to prepubescent children by adults

pedophile

psychiatry

adult sexually attracted to prepubescent children

Examples of prepubescent in a sentence

The study focused on prepubescent girls.
Prepubescents often have different nutritional needs.
The study focused on prepubescents' social behaviors.

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French:prépubère, ...
German:präpubertär, Präpubertierender, ...
Italian:in età prepuberale, prepubere, ...
Spanish:impúber, niño prepuberal, ...
Portuguese:pré-púbere, ...
Chinese:未到青春期, 青春期前儿童, ...
Japanese:思春期前の, 思春期前の子供, ...
Arabic:قبل البلوغ, ما قَبْل البُلوغ, ...
Hebrew:קֹדֶם מִתְבַּגְּרוּת, טְרוֹם מִתְבַּגֵּר, ...
Russian:допубертатный, ...
Ukrainian:допідлітковий, допубертатна дитина, ...
Hindi:अपूर्वयौवनावस्था का, प्रारंभिक किशोर, ...
Bengali:বয়ঃসন্ধিপূর্ব, প্রাক-বয়ঃসন্ধিকালীন, ...
Catalan:prepuberal, prepubescents, ...
Czech:prepubertální, dítě, ...
Danish:førpubertær, præpubertær, ...
Dutch:prepuberaal, prepuber, ...
Greek:προεφηβικός, ...
Hungarian:prepubertáskori, pubertás előtti gyermek, ...
Khmer:មុនពេញវ័យ, កុមារ ឬយុវជនដែលមិនទាន់ឈានដល់វ័យពេញកម្លោះក្រមុំ, ...
Korean:사춘기 이전의, 사춘기 이전 아동, ...
Persian:پیشابالغ, کودک پیش‌بلوغ, ...
Polish:niedojrzały, dziecko przed okresem dojrzewania, ...
Portuguese (BR):pré-púbere, pré-adolescente, ...
Romanian:prepuber, copil prepuber, ...
Swedish:förpubertal, prepubertal, ...
Thai:ก่อนวัยรุ่น, ผู้ที่ยังไม่เข้าสู่วัยเจริญพันธุ์, ...
Turkish:ergenlik öncesi, çocuk, ...
Vietnamese:chưa dậy thì, trẻ chưa dậy thì, ...

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Definition of prepubescent - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Noun

Origin of prepubescent

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