Adult and Prepubescent

Adult

Adult adjective - Relating to or typical of adults; displaying proper maturity.

Prepubescent is an antonym for adult.

Prepubescent

Prepubescent adjective - (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth.
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Synonyms for Prepubescent

Adult is an antonym for prepubescent.

Both words in one sentence

  • Or it could be simply that Riley is prepubescent, so her eyes haven't yet darkened to their adult colour.
  • Not Growing Up Sucks Her consensual relationship with an adult man caused a lot of Squick, the more so in that he's implied to be a pedophile who only likes her because she looks prepubescent.
  • Pretty in Mink In a fantasy sequence, Alvin imagines his oldest fan to be a young adult woman (since the In-Universe fanbase is prepubescent girls) wearing a white fox wrap draped over her slinky dress.
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