subadolescent
adjective
sub·ad·o·les·cent
ˌsəb-ˌa-də-ˈle-sᵊnt
variants
or sub-adolescent
1
: nearly adolescent : almost in the period of adolescence
subadolescent boys
2
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a subadolescent child
subadolescent humor
subadolescent
noun
or sub-adolescent
plural subadolescents or sub-adolescents
The book's hero isn't really Peter Pan—neither James Barrie's heedless, heartless sprite with all his baby teeth nor the smirking subadolescent in tights featured in the Disney animated movie.
—Janet McConnaughey
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