prepuberty
Pre-teen developmental stage
Prepuberty is the period of childhood before puberty begins—before the hormonal changes that trigger sexual development.
The term appears mainly in medical and developmental contexts: prepuberty growth patterns, children in prepuberty.
The adjective form is prepubescent.
Life's earliest phase
- juvenescenceState of being young
- formativeInfluencing development or growth
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- elementaryOf first principles
latency · youngster · prepubertal · pediatric · juvenile · undeveloped · immature
Adrenal cortex maturation onset
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
- hypothalamusSubthalamic regulatory brain region
- pituitaryBrain-base hormone gland
androgens · estrogen · testosterone · glands · somatic · physiological · baseline · dormant
Innocent lack of experience
- playfulnessLighthearted, frisky spirit
- purityUncontaminated quality
- simplicityLack of complexity
- carefreeFree from anxiety
guileless · unspoiled · trustful · wholesome · unworldly · genuine · unaffected · wonder
childhood
Life's earliest phase
- juvenescenceState of being young
- formativeInfluencing development or growth
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
elementary · latency · youngster · prepubertal · pediatric · juvenile · undeveloped · immature
adrenarche
Adrenal cortex maturation onset
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
- hypothalamusSubthalamic regulatory brain region
pituitary · androgens · estrogen · testosterone · glands · somatic · physiological · baseline · dormant · quiescent
naivety
Innocent lack of experience
- playfulnessLighthearted, frisky spirit
- purityUncontaminated quality
- simplicityLack of complexity
carefree · guileless · unspoiled · trustful · wholesome · unworldly · genuine · unaffected · wonder · curiosity
prepubertypuberty
Sexual development stage
sexual maturity · adolescence · adulthood · maturity · young adulthood
puberty, adolescent, pubescent, pubertal, pubescence, preadolescent, prepubescent, preadolescence, prepubescence