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preadolescents

preadolescents is the plural of preadolescent.

Meaning of preadolescent

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

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Questions about preadolescents

What is preadolescents the plural of?
Preadolescents is the plural of preadolescent.

Words near preadolescents in the dictionary

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

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