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单词 prepubertal
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prepubertaladj.

Brit. /priːˈpjuːbətl/, U.S. /priˈpjubərdl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, pubertal adj.
Etymology: < pre- prefix + pubertal adj.With prepubertally adv. at Derivatives, compare slightly earlier prepuberally adv. at prepuberal adj. Derivatives.
Occurring prior to the attainment of puberty; that has not yet attained puberty.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > person > child > [adjective] > relating to childhood
childhood1600
bread and buttera1625
early1630
prepubertal1858
preschool1879
pre-intellectual1891
preadolescent1904
pre-kindergarten1912
prepuberal1913
pre-teen1929
prepubic1932
1858 A. Farre in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 644/2 The individual may retain..the pre-pubertal condition.
1898 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 9 257 The rate of growth..decreases with fluctuations until about 10 years in girls and 12 years in boys, when the prepubertal acceleration sets in.
1932 S. Zuckerman Social Life Monkeys & Apes xvii. 267 The nosing and circling activities of the prepubertal guinea-pig are part of its sexual responses.
1993 Family Therapy Networker Sept. 99/2 Hiding beneath the muscles and macho rigidity was a prepubertal boy capable of feeling things.

Derivatives

preˈpubertally adv. before the attainment of puberty.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > person > child > [adverb] > during childhood
earlyc1225
prepuberally1932
prepubertally1937
1937 Nature 3 Apr. 589/1 Prepubertally castrated male rats are not known to mate.
1987 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 21 Feb. 462/2 Genetic factors are important in manic depressive[s], which rarely manifest themselves prepubertally.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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adj.1858
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