subadoˈlescent, n. and a.
[sub- 19.]
A. n. = preadolescent n. B. adj. = preadolescent a. a.
| 1957 R. A. Heinlein Door into Summer ii. 32 Did you ever try to discuss with a subadolescent something the child does not want to talk about? 1977 W. M. Spackman Armful of Warm Girl 33 An enlarged snapshot of two baby boys and two sub-adolescent girls. |