postpubescent
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- adjective
- /ˌpoʊstˌpjuːˈbɛsənt/
- Specialized
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postpubescente
- For example, O'Dea and Abraham (1999) found that a higher percentage of postpubescent boys than postpubescent girls were trying to build up their bodies, while a higher percentage of postpubescent girls than postpubescent boys were dieting to lose weight.
- postpubescent boys
- postpubescent girls
Examples
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For example, O'Dea and Abraham (1999) found that a higher percentage of postpubescent boys than postpubescent girls were trying to build up their bodies, while a higher percentage of postpubescent girls than postpubescent boys were dieting to lose weight.
Academic text (2006) -
Many postpubescent adolescents experience significant changes in mood and behavior as they navigate their newfound maturity.
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For example, O'Dea and Abraham (1999) found that a higher percentage of postpubescent boys than postpubescent girls were trying to build up their bodies, while a higher percentage of postpubescent girls than postpubescent boys were dieting to lose weight.
Academic text (2006) -
For example, O'Dea and Abraham (1999) found that a higher percentage of postpubescent boys than postpubescent girls were trying to build up their bodies, while a higher percentage of postpubescent girls than postpubescent boys were dieting to lose weight.
Academic text (2006) -
The novel explores the challenges faced by postpubescent teens as they transition into adulthood.
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As a postpubescent individual, she started to understand her identity and the complexities of relationships.
Synonyms
About the years after puberty when the body finishes growing
How Mature
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Postpubescent breaks into post- meaning 'after' and pubescent, which is from the same root as puberty, the time of body changes when a child grows into an adult. So postpubescent means 'after puberty', used for someone who has passed those changes and reached physical maturity.