prepubescent

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Though still practically prepubescent, these legally emancipated girl-prodigies can now apply their sinister intentions without limit.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of prepuberty.
  2. noun A prepubescent child.

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  • • PEDOPHILIA: the sexual attraction to prepubescent or peripubescent children. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • It's a quick read for a prepubescent to be introduced to the world of Miley Cyrus. —  The Trades
  • As any parent can tell you, a child may no longer be "prepubescent" at 12 or 13, but he or she is still completely a child. —  GetReligion
  • At first blush this series is great for tweens and prepubescent girls alike, but when one investigates further there is much to be found under the muck of obsessive romance and predictable plot turns. —  The Lantern
  • He sings like a prepubescent Ben Gibbard or Wayne Coyne, and it's easily Derose's standout attribute. —  DOA
 

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/pripjuˈbɛsənt/
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