prepuberty
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"Even if no sign of puberty becomes noticeable," he said, "this age of the girl marks the end of prepuberty phase."
From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2012
That means the sons of men who smoke in prepuberty will be at higher risk for obesity and other health problems well into adulthood.
From Time • Jan. 8, 2010
Yet 9-year-old Jane Withers, Fox's latest bid for prepuberty adulation, is all that Hollywood might suppose a popular child actress should not be.
From Time Magazine Archive
She is Angel Maria Cavaliere, age ten, a carpenter's daughter in Philadelphia who three times a week gives sage counsel to the prepuberty set in the pages of the Philadelphia Bulletin.
From Time Magazine Archive
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