prepubescent
prepubescent adjective: before the age at which a person begins puberty.
Adjective
prepubescent (comparative more prepubescent, superlative most prepubescent)
- Before the age at which a person begins puberty.
Noun
prepubescent (plural prepubescents)
- A person who has not begun puberty.
Antonyms of prepubescent
Forms of prepubescent
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more prepubescent |
| superlative | most prepubescent |
| Noun | |
| plural | prepubescents |
Origin of prepubescent
From pre- + pubescent.
Words formed from prepubescent
Words that rhyme with prepubescent
- crescent
- evanescent
- deliquescent
- fluorescent
- incandescent
- efflorescent
- quiescent
- senescent
- accrescent
- acquiescent
- arborescent
- circumcrescent
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- convalescent
- depressant
- effervescent
- erubescent
- excrescent
- iridescent
- juvenescent
- lapidescent
- pubescent
- recrudescent
- reflorescent
- spinescent
- tumescent
- virescent
- viridescent
- acaulescent
- adipescent
- adularescent
- adultescent
- adultolescent
- agonescent
- albescent
- alcalescent
- alkalescent
- antidepressant
- autofluorescent
- autoluminescent
- biofluorescent
- bioluminescent
- calescent
- candescent
- cathodoluminescent
- caulescent
- cerulescent
- cessant
- chemifluorescent
- chemiluminescent
- chemoluminescent
- cinerescent
- coalescent
- concrescent
- contabescent
- crystalloluminescent
- cytofluorescent
- decadescent
- decalescent
- defervescent
- delitescent
Questions about prepubescent
- What does prepubescent mean?
- Prepubescent means before the age at which a person begins puberty.
- What part of speech is prepubescent?
- Prepubescent can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near prepubescent in the dictionary
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