"prepubescent" meaning in English

See prepubescent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more prepubescent [comparative], most prepubescent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: From pre- + pubescent. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|pubescent}} pre- + pubescent Head templates: {{en-adj}} prepubescent (comparative more prepubescent, superlative most prepubescent)
  1. Before the age at which a person begins puberty. Derived forms: prepubescently Related terms: pubescent, puberty Translations (before the age at which a person begins puberty): impúber (Catalan), alle murrosikäinen (Finnish), esipuberteettinen (Finnish), esimurrosikäinen (Finnish), prépubère (French), impubère (French), προεφηβικός (proefivikós) [masculine] (Greek), prepuberale (Italian), impūbēs (Latin), impúbere (Portuguese), препуберта́тный (prepubertátnyj) (Russian), preadolescente (Spanish), prepúber (Spanish), impúbero (Spanish), impúber (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-prepubescent-en-adj-HSPXV-Te Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 9

Noun

Forms: prepubescents [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: From pre- + pubescent. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|pubescent}} pre- + pubescent Head templates: {{en-noun}} prepubescent (plural prepubescents)
  1. A person who has not begun puberty.
    Sense id: en-prepubescent-en-noun-hSGBCZZp Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 8 92

Inflected forms

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