preadolescent
3
5.5
- adjective
- /ˌpriːædɒlɪsənt/
:
preadolescente
- At a public tennis court, I observed two preadolescent boys playing tennis.
- preadolescent children
- preadolescent years
- preadolescent boys
Examples
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The book provides useful advice for parents of preadolescent children who are experiencing changes.
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Preadolescent friendships have a unique contribution in predicting adult adjustment (Bagwell, Newcomb, & Bukowski, 1998).
Academic text (1999) -
More specifically, we wanted to identify the strengths and needs of Black mothers as perceived by themselves and their preadolescent children.
Academic text (1991) -
Inventory was administered to 60 Black mothers and their preadolescent children.
Academic text (1991) -
On the other hand, this trend may be temporary and may be due to the transitional nature of preadolescent years.
Academic text (1993) -
The study reported here examined the interactions of preadolescent dyads.
Academic text (2002) -
Ethnic differences in preadolescent self-esteem were thus a reflection of differences in component self-beliefs.
Academic text (1993) -
Nippold et al. (2005) documented that preadolescent children predominantly used adverbial and nominal clauses, with a substantially lower frequency of relative clauses.
Academic text (2014) -
The teacher organized activities that were perfect for her preadolescent students.
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During the summer camp, the preadolescent kids enjoyed swimming and making new friends.
Synonyms
9
7.4
At the stage just before puberty when a child's body starts to change
7
3.1
Made for children aged nine to twelve
Relating to the time just before puberty when a child grows quickly
Antonyms
How Old
Surface Forms
Morphology
preadolescent = adolescent (transparent) = pre + adolescent
The prefix 'pre-' straightforwardly means 'before', so 'preadolescent' clearly means 'before being adolescent' or relating to that stage.
Etymology
Preadolescent comes from the parts pre- meaning 'before' and adolescent meaning 'growing up' or 'teenager', so it describes things that happen before the teenage years.