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
When McEnroe launched his partnership with the Sportime Randall’s Island Tennis Center in 2010, he said he wanted to challenge the industry orthodoxy that called for full immersion in the sport from preadolescence on.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2013
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
Gothel knows the secret that many American parents act out but are slow to acknowledge: that confining their teens in enforced preadolescence helps them feel younger too.
From Time ● Dec. 1, 2010
The same principles should carry over into the intermediate, or preadolescence, age.
From How to Teach Religion Principles and Methods by Betts, George Herbert
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