prepubescent
adjective
pre·pu·bes·cent
ˌprē-pyü-ˈbe-sᵊnt 
: of, relating to, being in, or occurring in the period of development immediately preceding puberty
prepubescent children
prepubescent growth
prepubescent
noun
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The indictment was handed down after technicians at a national Best Buy facility in Kentucky, known as Geek Squad City, discovered what prosecutors described as a photo of a naked, prepubescent girl while fixing Rettenmaier’s broken computer and notified local FBI agents.
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Scott Schwebke, Orange County Register, 19 Feb. 2025
Because a lot of the rhetoric involving gender-affirming care for minors is under the impression that minors are undergoing surgery, or minors are undergoing hormone replacement therapy, when in reality prepubescent children only go on hormone blockers, typically.
—Spencer MacNaughton, Them, 1 Feb. 2025
This includes a ruling in Arizona in September that blocked a state law preventing two prepubescent trans athletes from competing in girls' sports.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
Golding's singular debut novel, with its group of prepubescent boys stranded on an uninhabited island, highlights the delicate balance between civilization and savagery.
—The Week Us, theweek, 24 Sep. 2024
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Scott Schwebke, Orange County Register, 19 Feb. 2025
Because a lot of the rhetoric involving gender-affirming care for minors is under the impression that minors are undergoing surgery, or minors are undergoing hormone replacement therapy, when in reality prepubescent children only go on hormone blockers, typically.
—Spencer MacNaughton, Them, 1 Feb. 2025
This includes a ruling in Arizona in September that blocked a state law preventing two prepubescent trans athletes from competing in girls' sports.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
Golding's singular debut novel, with its group of prepubescent boys stranded on an uninhabited island, highlights the delicate balance between civilization and savagery.
—The Week Us, theweek, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Prepubescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prepubescent. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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prepubescent
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: a prepubescent child
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