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

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.