Used in a Sentence

prepubescent

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for prepubescent.

Editorial note

Adult human beings are not rational actors, why on earth would you expect prepubescent children to be?

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Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A person who has not begun puberty.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of prepubescent gathered in one view.

noun

A person who has not begun puberty.

adjective

Before the age at which a person begins puberty.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for prepubescent.

Example sentences

1

Adult human beings are not rational actors, why on earth would you expect prepubescent children to be?

2

Mostly it will be prepubescent teenagers throwing a fit and bombarding the server with bandwidth.

3

It's not even similar to the sexual exploitation of prepubescent minors -- people have problems with minors working in sweatshops, after all.

4

That's pretty disingenious; they are purpose-selective in accordance with massive issues with prepubescent youth.

5

It's silly to say that buxom woman is 'sexualized.' That's just prepubescent pedantry.

6

Pedophilia is about sexual attraction to prepubescent children (generally < 11 years old).

7

There's a reason Libertarianism remains a largely prepubescent pipe dream.

8

I remember picking up an Omni magazine when I was a prepubescent tadpole.

9

However, he is definitely not a prepubescent child.

10

It was clearly prepubescent and sexual in nature.

11

In a world with billions of people, there have to be quite a number of prepubescent 10 year olds who are eager and happy to be porn stars.

12

The victim in Bandit Queen I think was supposed to be prepubescent.

Quote examples

1

Apologies, I'm not referring to you as prepubescent; rather I'm referring to "trolling" as prepubescent behavior.

2

If they aren't "prepubescent minors", then they aren't "just like" such minors.

3

Just like "consenting" sexual relationships with prepubescent minors aren't actually consenting, since the minor hasn't developed the capacity of sexual consent, neither is the "voluntary" working of sex workers voluntary when it is one of the limited means of getting a living wage.

4

Have a look at Wikipedia: "Most possessors of child pornography who are arrested are found to possess images of prepubescent children; possessors of pornographic images of post-pubescent minors are less likely to be prosecuted, even though those images also fall within the statutes.[19]"

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use prepubescent in a sentence?

Adult human beings are not rational actors, why on earth would you expect prepubescent children to be?

What does prepubescent mean?

A person who has not begun puberty.

What part of speech is prepubescent?

prepubescent is commonly used as noun, adjective.