Prepubescent
Prepubescent adjective - (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth.
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Young and prepubescent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Young" instead an adjective "Prepubescent".
Young
Young adjective - Being in the early stage of life, growth, or development.
Prepubescent and young are semantically related. You can use "Prepubescent" instead an adjective "Young".
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Related pairs
- youth and prepubescent
- youth and young
- adolescent and prepubescent
- adolescent and young
- juvenile and prepubescent
- juvenile and young
- immature and prepubescent
- immature and young
- childish and prepubescent
- childish and young
- youthful and prepubescent
- youthful and young
- childlike and prepubescent
- childlike and young
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James Harvey Age Lift: In the prior cartoons and comics, Casper was a prepubescent boy instead of a young teen, so crushes and romance never came up.
Source: Film / Casper - The protagonist says to a young trans girl that she is prepubescent now but one day her androgyny will dwindle.
Source: Growing Up Sucks -
It has the side effect of making the prepubescent, generically cute young male hero look like a flat-chested girl.
Source: Barbie Doll Anatomy
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