Usually means: Child between childhood and adolescence.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word preadolescent:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. preadolescent: Merriam-Webster
  2. preadolescent: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. preadolescent: Collins English Dictionary
  4. preadolescent: Vocabulary.com
  5. preadolescent: Wordnik
  6. preadolescent: Wiktionary
  7. preadolescent: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. preadolescent: Dictionary.com
  9. Preadolescent: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. preadolescent: Rhymezone
  11. preadolescent: FreeDictionary.org
  12. preadolescent: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. preadolescent: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. preadolescent: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. preadolescent: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (preadolescent)

▸ adjective:  Of or relating to preadolescence.
▸ noun:  A child who has not yet reached puberty.

Similar:
adolescent, preteen, periadolescent, mid-adolescent, pubertal, tween, teenage, tweenaged, pedophilic, protosexual, more...

Opposite:
adolescent, teenage, pubescent

Types:
boy, girl, tomboy, sissy, nerd, geek, dork, dweeb, drip, more...

Phrases:
preadolescent miscreants, more...

Adjectives:
late, typical, average, only, normal, healthy, younger, developmentally

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Similar:
adolescent, preteen, periadolescent, mid-adolescent, pubertal, tween, teenage, tweenaged, pedophilic, protosexual, more...

Opposite:
adolescent, teenage, pubescent

Types:
boy, girl, tomboy, sissy, nerd, geek, dork, dweeb, drip, more...

Phrases:
preadolescent miscreants, more...

Adjectives:
late, typical, average, only, normal, healthy, younger, developmentally



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