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preˈpuberty
[pre- B. 1.]
The period of life preceding puberty, esp. the two or three years immediately before. Also attrib.
1922R. T. Franks Gynecol. & Obstetr. Path. iv. 74 Pre⁓puberty.—Practically it begins with the time at which ‘budding into womanhood’ is first noticed and ends with the onset of the first menstruation. Ibid. 75 In some instances..in which the menstruation is delayed or remains in abeyance, although ovulation occurs, the prepuberty and the puberty stage cannot be differentiated clinically. 1932Amer. Jrnl. Dis. Children XLIII. 329 We firmly believe that there is a prepuberty rise in basal metabolism. 1941Jrnl. Pediatrics XIX. 291 Adolescence lasts from the time of puberty until about 21 years. Today we are not discussing this whole subject, only certain phases of it and perhaps particularly that part of adolescence which we might call prepuberty and puberty. 1949M. Mead Male & Female xiii. 280 For the old institutionalized hostilities of..girls' tears and boyish pranks, the new pre-puberty dating pattern is being substituted. 1976Times 1 Sept. (Fashion Suppl.) p. vii/1 All three categories of clothing—male, female and pre-puberty. |