Pubescent

//pjʊˈbɛs(ə)nt// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person going through puberty.
Adjective
  1. 1
    At or just after the age of puberty.

    "2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi […] the pubescent male brain isn't noted for its consistent engagement with reality […]"

  2. 2
    Covered with down or fine hairs.
Adjective
  1. 1
    covered with fine soft hairs or down wordnet
  2. 2
    (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
adolescentattenuateattenuatedbabybristlybushy

Example

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"Sami was obsessed with pubescent girls."

Etymology

From Middle French pubescent, from Latin pubescens (“to become hairy, downy, or an adult”).

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mid-pubescentpubescent oak

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