- preadolescence
-
/pree'ad l es"euhns/, n.the period preceding adolescence, usually designated as the years from 10 to 13.[1925-30; PRE- + ADOLESCENCE]
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
preadolescence
Look at other dictionaries:
Preadolescence — is a stage of human development through childhood that occurs in a child s years before adolescence.New Oxford American Dictionary. 2nd Edition. 2005. Oxford University Press.] Sigmund Freud termed this the latency period, which he saw as a… … Wikipedia
préadolescence — préadolescent, ente [ preadɔlesɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] n. VAR. pré adolescent, ente • 1959; de pré et adolescent ♦ Jeune garçon, fillette qui atteint l âge situé entre l enfance et l adolescence (période de la préadolescence). Abrév. fam. (1975) PRÉADO [… … Encyclopédie Universelle
preadolescence — noun Date: 1930 the period of human development just preceding adolescence; specifically the period between the approximate ages of 9 and 12 • preadolescent adjective or noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
preadolescence — noun the period between childhood and adolescence … Wiktionary
preadolescence — pre·ad·o·les·cence .ad əl es ən(t)s n the period of human development just preceding adolescence specif the period between the approximate ages of 9 and 12 … Medical dictionary
preadolescence — n. period before adolescence, time before puberty, pre teen years … English contemporary dictionary
preadolescence — pre·adolescence … English syllables
preadolescence — pre•ad•o•les•cence [[t]ˌpri æd lˈɛs əns[/t]] n. dvl the period preceding adolescence, usu. designated as the years from 10 to 13 • Etymology: 1925–30 pre ad•o•les′cent, adj. n … From formal English to slang
preadolescence — /priædəˈlɛsəns/ (say preeaduh lesuhns) noun the period immediately preceding adolescence …
preadolescence — (|)prē noun Etymology: pre + adolescence : the period of human development just preceding adolescence; specifically : the period between the approximate ages of 9 and 12 … Useful english dictionary
