preadolescent

Examples

• All

• Preadolescents who develop same-sex feelings early in life or who possess marginal or cross-gender traits encounter difficulties at an early age:

  Academic text (2000)

• Positive results are also more likely when the interventions are longer and when they target preadolescents (Tremblay & Craig, 1995).

  Academic text (1997)

• ..for the modern preadolescent, medieval dates are less vital than weekend ones.

  Lolita (1997)

• As a preteen, Anne responds to social pressures like other preadolescents, her mother reported.

  Academic text (1995)

• The study also noted that competence in peer relationship skills is a greater concern for adolescents than for preadolescents.

  Academic text (1997)

• A study that compared preadolescents with adolescents found that intimate friendship is more important to adolescents (Buhrmester, 1990).

  Academic text (1997)

• Therefore, when working with preadolescents, the teachers must use developmental guidelines, group techniques, and other interpersonal relationship strategies for both the preadolescent and the early adolescent.

  Academic text (1992)

• Other research, however, has shown that the level of depressive tendencies in preadolescents is significantly associated with problems in parent-child interactions (Armsden & Grennberg, 1987).

  Academic text (1997)

• At summer camp, the preadolescents enjoyed playing games and making new friends.

• Teachers often notice that preadolescents are more interested in social activities than in homework.

Synonyms

Y

young person

vspreadolescent

777 1.0

A child or teenager who is not yet an adult

is narrower, referring only to the middle childhood nine to twelve years

Y

youngster

vspreadolescent

213 1.0

A child or teenager who is not yet an adult

specifies a tighter age range, typically nine to twelve years

P

preteen

vspreadolescent

7 2.7

A child aged nine to twelve who is not yet a teenager

is the same meaning but presented as a different form

P

preteenager

vspreadolescent

2.1

A child aged about nine to twelve who is not yet a teenager

is the same sense but differs only as an alternative form

S

subteen

vspreadolescent

• Neologism

4.8

A child younger than thirteen who is about to become a teenager

is narrower, focusing specifically on the nine to twelve age band

Antonyms

T

teenager

885 1.0

A person between 13 and 19 years old

How Old

teenager

885 1.0

adolescent

69 3.5

preadolescent

1 4.3

child

∞ 1.0

early childhood

• Specialized

26 2.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology