prepubertaladj.

Brit.

/priːˈpjuːbətl/, U.S.

/priˈpjubərdl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, pubertal adj.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + pubertal adj.With prepubertally adv. at Derivatives, compare slightly earlier prepuberally adv. at prepuberal adj. Derivatives.

Occurring prior to the attainment of puberty; that has not yet attained puberty.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > child > [adjective] > relating to childhood

childhood1600

bread and buttera1625

early1630

prepubertal1858

preschool1879

pre-intellectual1891

preadolescent1904

pre-kindergarten1912

prepuberal1913

pre-teen1929

prepubic1932

1858 A. Farre in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 644/2 The individual may retain..the pre-pubertal condition.

1898 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 9 257 The rate of growth..decreases with fluctuations until about 10 years in girls and 12 years in boys, when the prepubertal acceleration sets in.

1932 S. Zuckerman Social Life Monkeys & Apes xvii. 267 The nosing and circling activities of the prepubertal guinea-pig are part of its sexual responses.

1993 Family Therapy Networker Sept. 99/2 Hiding beneath the muscles and macho rigidity was a prepubertal boy capable of feeling things.

Derivatives

preˈpubertally adv. before the attainment of puberty.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > child > [adverb] > during childhood

earlyc1225

prepuberally1932

prepubertally1937

1937 Nature 3 Apr. 589/1 Prepubertally castrated male rats are not known to mate.

1987 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 21 Feb. 462/2 Genetic factors are important in manic depressive[s], which rarely manifest themselves prepubertally.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	prepubertal
释义	prepubertaladj. Brit. /priːˈpjuːbətl/, U.S. /priˈpjubərdl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, pubertal adj. Etymology: < pre- prefix + pubertal adj.With prepubertally adv. at Derivatives, compare slightly earlier prepuberally adv. at prepuberal adj. Derivatives. Occurring prior to the attainment of puberty; that has not yet attained puberty. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > [adjective] > relating to childhood childhood1600 bread and buttera1625 early1630 prepubertal1858 preschool1879 pre-intellectual1891 preadolescent1904 pre-kindergarten1912 prepuberal1913 pre-teen1929 prepubic1932 1858 A. Farre in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 644/2 The individual may retain..the pre-pubertal condition. 1898 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 9 257 The rate of growth..decreases with fluctuations until about 10 years in girls and 12 years in boys, when the prepubertal acceleration sets in. 1932 S. Zuckerman Social Life Monkeys & Apes xvii. 267 The nosing and circling activities of the prepubertal guinea-pig are part of its sexual responses. 1993 Family Therapy Networker Sept. 99/2 Hiding beneath the muscles and macho rigidity was a prepubertal boy capable of feeling things. Derivatives preˈpubertally adv. before the attainment of puberty. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > [adverb] > during childhood earlyc1225 prepuberally1932 prepubertally1937 1937 Nature 3 Apr. 589/1 Prepubertally castrated male rats are not known to mate. 1987 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 21 Feb. 462/2 Genetic factors are important in manic depressive[s], which rarely manifest themselves prepubertally. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1858
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