Preadolescence

/ˌpri æd lˈɛs əns/

[noun]

Preadolescence

[NOUN]

*** the period preceding adolescence, usually designated as the years from 10 to 13

Examples

1. About 10, 11, 12, somewhere in that zone, preadolescence, he reads a novel.

2. The ancient Egyptians also appear to have performed circumcision in the males' preadolescence phase and not at infancy, as it is usually practiced in other cultures.

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