Prepubescent and Pubescent

Prepubescent

Prepubescent adjective - (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth.
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Pubescent and prepubescent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pubescent" instead an adjective "Prepubescent".

Pubescent

Pubescent adjective - (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature.

Prepubescent and pubescent are semantically related. You can use "Prepubescent" instead an adjective "Pubescent".

Nearby Word: pubescence
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