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post-puberty
post-puberty adj. and n.
Brit. 
/(ˌ)pəʊs(t)ˈpjuːbəti/
, /(ˌ)pəʊs(t)ˈpjuːbəti/U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)ˈpjubərdi/
(a) adj. = post-pubertal adj. at sense 2a(b)(iv)(2); (b) n. the period of a young person's life immediately following puberty./ˌpoʊs(t)ˈpjubərdi/ΘΚΠ
the world > people > person > adult > [adjective] > relating to adulthood
mature1524
grown-up1852
post-pubertal1886
post-school1898
post-puberty1911
post-puberal1937
the world > people > person > young person > [adjective] > adolescent > relating to puberty
pubertal1858
post-pubertal1886
post-pubescent1904
prepubescent1904
post-puberty1911
prepuberty1922
1911 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 24 173 The division into pre- and post-puberty groups is a consequence of the sexual instinct.
1943 A. Koestler in Horizon 7 230 But that was still in his early period, a hang-over from adolescence, the nihilistic post-puberty pose.
1981 Washington Post (Nexis) 27 Feb. 39 They have attempted to create a kind of concept album about the pitfalls of post-puberty.
1992 J. W. Hunt Managing People at Work (ed. 3) ii. 31 Post-puberty is the time when peer group friendships may take over from parents as the major influence.
2004 Mirror (Nexis) 23 Sept. 10 Generally there are women who abuse under five-year-olds, women who abuse post puberty boys and or girls aged around 13 to 15, and the co-defendant group who are charged with a male co-conspirator.
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