prepubescent
/priːˈpjuːbɛsənt/
adjective
- Relating to or occurring in the period just before puberty.
- The doctor explained that prepubescent children have different nutritional needs.
- She taught a class of prepubescent students who were just starting to grow.
- The prepubescent stage is a time of rapid physical and emotional change.
noun
- A person who has not yet reached puberty.
- The camp was designed for prepubescents aged 9 to 12.
- The study focused on the social habits of prepubescents.
- As a prepubescent, he was more interested in toys than in dating.