Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preadolescence

/pɹˌiædəlˈɛsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pread-o-les-cence
IPA: /pɹˌiædəlˈɛsɪs/

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The period between childhood and adolescence, between the ages of about nine and eleven for girls, and ten and twelve for boys.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English adolescence English preadolescence From pre- + adolescence.

Usage

Uncountable

Rhymes With

prosthesis plessis transgresses

Questions

How do you pronounce preadolescence?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˌiædəlˈɛsɪs/.
What does preadolescence mean?: The period between childhood and adolescence, between the ages of about nine and eleven for girls, and ten and twelve for boys.
Where does preadolescence come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English adolescence English preadolescence From pre- + adolescence.

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