Meaning of preadolescence | Babel Free
Definitions
The period between childhood and adolescence, between the ages of about 9 and 11 for girls, and 10 and 12 for boys.
uncountable
Equivalents
Examples
“Jojo gains what Pop’s lost of his bearing. First, a brace across his thighs, all the bowlegged softness of his preadolescence dissolved to a granite stance.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.