Definition of Preadolescent

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12. "Preteen clothing"

Exact synonyms: Preteen
Similar to: Immature, Young
Derivative terms: Preteen

Definition of Preadolescent

1. Adjective. of, or relating to preadolescence ¹

2. Noun. a child who has not yet reached puberty ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Preadolescent

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Preadolescent

preadministrations
preadmission
preadmissions
preadmit
preadmits
preadmitted
preadmitting
preadmonish
preadmonished
preadmonishes
preadmonishing
preadmonition
preadmonitions
preadolescence
preadolescences
preadolescent (current term)
preadolescents
preadopt
preadopted
preadopting
preadopts
preadsorbed
preadult
preadults
preadvertise
preadvertised
preadvertises
preadvertising
preaerobic
preaged

Literary usage of Preadolescent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Text-book of School and Class Management by Felix Arnold (1908)
"PAKT II TEACHER AND CHILD CHAPTER VI THE CHILD § I. THE preadolescent CHILD 1. The physical self. — Up to about the fourteenth year we have the child in all ..."

2. The Science, Treatment, and Prevention of Antisocial Behaviorsby Diana H. Fishbein by Diana H. Fishbein (2000)
"Antisocial symptoms in preadolescent boys and their parents: Association with cortisol. Psychiatric Research, 46, 9-17. Vanyukov, MM, Moss, HB & Tarter, ..."

3. A Textbook in the History of Modern Elementary Education: With Emphasis on by Samuel Chester Parker (1912)
"... preadolescent, native, vernacular education. — In view of these facts it will be necessary, in order to secure a definite basis for the selection of ..."

4. A Textbook in the History of Modern Elementary Education: With Emphasis on by Samuel Chester Parker (1912)
"... preadolescent, native, vernacular education. — In view of these facts it will be necessary, in order to secure a definite basis for the selection of ..."

5. The Pituitary Body and Its Disorders: Clinical States Produced by Disorders by Harvey Cushing (1912)
"... of this particular state in preadolescents is as unmistakable as the syndrome of the typus Frohlich. CASE XXXIV. (Surgical No. 27421.) preadolescent ..."

6. Text-book of School and Class Management by Felix Arnold (1909)
"preadolescent government. — Before taking up characteristics of government which apply especially to pre- adolescents, I shall give some indirect aids to ..."

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