prepuberty

English Thesaurus

1. a period of two years immediately prior to the onset of puberty when growth and changes leading to sexual maturity occur (noun.time)

hypernym	:	time of life,
definition	:	a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state (noun.time)

part meronym	:	childhood,
definition	:	the time of person's life when they are a child (noun.time)

derivation	:	prepubertal, prepubescent,
definition	:	(especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth (adj.all)

derivation	:	prepubertal, prepubescent,
definition	:	(especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth (adj.all)