prepubescent

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ pubescent.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

prepubescent (comparative more prepubescent, superlative most prepubescent)

1. Before the age at which a person begins puberty.

Antonyms

• postpubescent

Derived terms

• prepubescently

Related terms

• pubescent
• puberty

Translations

before the age at which a person begins puberty

Finnish: alle murrosikäinen, esipuberteettinen, esimurrosikäinen (fi) French: prépubère (fr) Greek: προεφηβικός (el) m (proefivikós) Italian: prepuberale Latin: impūbēs Russian: препуберта́тный (ru) (prepubertátnyj) Spanish: preadolescente (es), prepúber

Noun

prepubescent (plural prepubescents)

1. A person who has not begun puberty.

   Synonym: See Thesaurus:preteen

Further reading

• “prepubescent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.