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PREPUBERTAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does prepubertal mean?
• PREPUBERTAL (adjective)
The adjective PREPUBERTAL has 1 sense:
1. (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth
Familiarity information: PREPUBERTAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth
Synonyms:
prepubertal; prepubescent
Similar:
immature (not yet mature)
Domain category:
homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)
Derivation:
prepuberty (a period of two years immediately prior to the onset of puberty when growth and changes leading to sexual maturity occur)
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