preadolescent: Meaning and Definition of

pre•ad•o•les•cent

Pronunciation: (prē"ad-l-es'unt), [key]
— adj.
  1. of or pertaining to preadolescence or a preadolescent.
—n.
  1. a person who is in the preadolescent years.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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