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preadolescent

preadolescent adjective: of or relating to preadolescence.

Adjective

preadolescent (comparative more preadolescent, superlative most preadolescent)

  1. Of or relating to preadolescence.

Noun

preadolescent (plural preadolescents)

  1. A child who has not yet reached puberty.
    • Urvashi wrinkled her nose. "We've gone from training and assiting the saviors of mankind to playing nursemaid? No thank you." Aru blushed. "We're not kids." "Um, Aru..." said Mini, "we kinda are." "We're preadolescents." "That's the same thing, just a different word." "Yeah, but it sounds better,"...2018, Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time, page 53
    Synonyms:
    preteen

Synonyms of preadolescent

Forms of preadolescent

Adjective
comparativemore preadolescent
superlativemost preadolescent
Noun
pluralpreadolescents

Origin of preadolescent

From pre- + adolescent.

Words that rhyme with preadolescent

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Questions about preadolescent

What does preadolescent mean?
Preadolescent means of or relating to preadolescence.
What part of speech is preadolescent?
Preadolescent can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near preadolescent in the dictionary

  1. preadmonishes
  2. preadmonishing
  3. preadmonition
  4. preadmonitions
  5. preadolescence
  6. preadolescent
  7. preadolescents
  8. preadopt
  9. preadopted
  10. preadopting
  11. preadoption

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