preadolescence
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of preadolescence
First recorded in 1925–30; pre- + adolescence
Example Sentences
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"It seems like wherever you had your developmental life preadolescence and adolescence tends to be where your thermostat is tuned."
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2023
Gothel could be many modern American parents who think that confining their teens in enforced preadolescence may make them feel younger too.
From Time ● Apr. 8, 2014
Whereas the humiliations of preadolescence are fodder for comedy in male characters — the squeaking voice, the pimples, the delayed growth spurt — in girls it’s an age often avoided.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2011
Even battling evil warlocks, when tween girls leave the page for the screen, they largely hew to an awkward caricature of preadolescence.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2011
The same principles should carry over into the intermediate, or preadolescence, age.
From How to Teach Religion Principles and Methods by George Herbert Betts
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