As an adjective prepubescent
is before the age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction.
As a noun teenager is
teenager.
prepubescent
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Before the age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction.
Who is not yet capable of sexual reproduction. Immature.
Related terms
*postpubescent
*pubescent
*puberty
teenager
English
(Adolescence)
Noun
(
en noun)
(countable) Literally, a person from thirteen'' to nine''teen who is in their teens; an adolescent.
Usage notes
Sometimes only refers up to the legal minor limit in many countries of eighteen years old, or sometimes only refers up to the point of high school graduation. In the earlier years, sometimes referred to as a youth; in later years, sometimes referred to as a young adult.
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