prepubescent

[pree-pyoo-bes-uhnt]

adjective

1. of or relating to the years immediately preceding puberty, prepubertal.

noun

1. a prepubescent boy or girl.

prepubescent

/ ˌpriːpjuːˈbɛsənt /

noun

1. a person who has not yet reached puberty

adjective

1. not yet having reached puberty

Other Word Forms

• prepubescence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of prepubescent¹

First recorded in 1900–05; pre- + pubescent

Example Sentences

Optimal bone health starts in utero, but our prepubescent years are key to setting our skeleton up for later life.

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The charges describe the images as involving prepubescent girls, infants and toddlers.

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On the contrary, we live in a culture so hell-bent on de-aging women into prepubescent girls.

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Terrified of socializing with people her own age, she claims to prefer hanging out in the family chateau with her prepubescent niece and the maid.

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Who could have figured the largest following was for a prepubescent Korean American who was first identified as a prodigy in a YouTube video at age 7.

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