preadolescent

/pɹiːˌadəlˈɛsənt/

/ˌpɹiædəˈɫɛsɪnt/

[adjective]

preadolescent

[ADJECTIVE]

of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12

synonyms : preteen

Examples

1. My question has to do with the way that the novel captures the peculiar, but to me very familiar, intensity of adolescent, preadolescent, into early childhood obsessive almost friendship between two girls.

2. Still very young, as a preadolescent, I already had a very keen critical spirit.

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