preadolescence

noun

Definition of preadolescencenext
as in adolescence

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Recent Examples of preadolescence Instead, the rats concerned acted normally until given their preadolescence doses of THC. — The Economist, 19 Oct. 2019 Yet there’s no better example of the genius of Big Mouth—a comedy that nails the sophomoric physical humor of preadolescence but whose hilarious portrait of puberty is really a mirror held up to adult sexuality—more than what follows. — Judy Berman, Time, 4 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preadolescence
  1. adolescence
  2. boyhood
  3. girlhood
Noun
  • Risk depends on training volume, recovery and individual development, particularly during adolescence.
    — Adam Annaccone, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The event became one of the defining emotional experiences of my adolescence.
    — Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of adolescence
Noun
  • Interestingly, Micah Richards, the former right-back, has been criticised by some City supporters in recent years for not speaking positively enough about the club, and backing his boyhood side Arsenal in the media.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Hastert’s journey to Congress from his boyhood farm appeared to be the result of fate and luck.
    — Michael Tarm, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of boyhood
Noun
  • The shocking shade, historically associated with girlhood, was immediately evocative of a new sensibility.
    — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
  • There’s something quietly captivating and a little uncomfortable about the pavement snaps of girlhood; some teens accompanied by mothers, others affecting nonchalance, or standing on their hands to get attention.
    — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of girlhood

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“Preadolescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preadolescence. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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