Preadolescence
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Preadolescence is a noun meaning The period between childhood and adolescence, between the ages of about nine and eleven for girls, and ten and twelve for boys.
Meaning
The period between childhood and adolescence, between the ages of about nine and eleven for girls, and ten and twelve for boys.
Example Sentences
Jojo gains what Pop’s lost of his bearing. First, a brace across his thighs, all the bowlegged softness of his preadolescence dissolved to a granite stance.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include postadolescence, preteen, pre-teen, preteenhood, preadulthood, pre-teenhood.
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