Word Study
preadolescent
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective preadolescent has 1 sense
- preadolescent(s = adj.all) preteen - of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12; "a preteen party"; "preteen clothing"
OXFORD DICTIONARY
preadolescent, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 (of a child) having nearly reached adolescence.
2 of or relating to the two or three years preceding adolescence.
--n. a preadolescent child.
--adj.
1 (of a child) having nearly reached adolescence.
2 of or relating to the two or three years preceding adolescence.
--n. a preadolescent child.
Derivative
preadolescence n.
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