Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of prepuberty.
- noun A prepubescent child.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Prior to the occurrence of puberty.
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- adjective Before the age at which a person is first capable of sexual
reproduction . - adjective Who is not yet capable of sexual reproduction. Immature.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth
Etymologies
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Examples
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A few examples: I was pretty stoked when Ugly Betty‘s Henry and Betty separated — a zit-plagued prepubescent is less awkward than that relationship — and didn’t really bat an eyelash when Jack and Kate ended their relationship on Lost.
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These operations were done in prepubescent children before bones and muscles had a chance to finally develop.
Archive 2007-11-01 ____Maggie 2007
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These operations were done in prepubescent children before bones and muscles had a chance to finally develop.
Warm Springs (copy) ____Maggie 2007
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Actually, it was when you used the word prepubescent that I started getting upset.
Very unexpected side effects of oral sedation Elizabeth McClung 2007
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Green has concluded that an inclination toward gender-atypical play in prepubescent boys — for example, dressing in women's clothes, playing with dolls, or taking the role of the mother when playing house — indicates a homosexual orientation 75 percent of the time.
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Green has concluded that an inclination toward gender-atypical play in prepubescent boys — for example, dressing in women's clothes, playing with dolls, or taking the role of the mother when playing house — indicates a homosexual orientation 75 percent of the time.
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I couldn’t make out most of what he was saying, but I thought I caught the word prepubescent.
The Ex Games JENNIFER ECHOLS 2009
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I couldn’t make out most of what he was saying, but I thought I caught the word prepubescent.
The Ex Games JENNIFER ECHOLS 2009
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I couldn’t make out most of what he was saying, but I thought I caught the word prepubescent.
The Ex Games JENNIFER ECHOLS 2009
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This finding is likely to prove controversial, in part because the report employs a definition of "prepubescent" children as those ages 10 and under.
NYT > Home Page By LAURIE GOODSTEIN 2011
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