prepubescence en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English pubescence English prepubescence From pre- + pubescence.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The period prior to the onset of puberty; prepuberty