peripubescent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of the first onset of puberty; in the early stages of puberty; that is or are becoming pubescent.

pĕ'ripyo͝obĕʹsənt /ˌpɛɹipjʊˈbɛsənt/

peripubescent

First attested in 1920: peri- (“around”, “round about”) + pubescent.

preteen

peripuberty peripubescence postpubescent prepubescent

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