prepubertal

1. 1.

   (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth

   Synonymsprepubescent

   Similarimmature

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Questions about prepubertal

What does prepubertal mean?

prepubertal means "(especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth".

How many syllables are in prepubertal?

prepubertal has 4 syllables: pre-pu-ber-tal. The stress falls on "pu".

What is another word for prepubertal?

Close synonyms include prepubescent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is prepubertal a common word?

prepubertal is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.