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    pubescent
    /pjʊˈbɛsnt/

    adjective

    • 1. relating to or denoting a person at or approaching the age of puberty: "a gang of pubescent boys"
    • 2. covered with short soft hair; downy.

    noun

    • 1. a person at or approaching the age of puberty: "the audience was largely made up of squealing pubescents"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPUBESCENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PUBESCENT definition: 1. A pubescent child is at the stage in life when they are developing from a child into an adult…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pubescentPubescent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    How to use pubescent in a sentence. arriving at or having reached puberty; of or relating to puberty; covered with fine soft short hairs… See the full definition

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pubescentPubescent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    4 days ago · A pubescent girl or boy is a young person who's just reached the age of puberty, or sexual maturity. Use the adjective pubescent to describe a person who's at the end of childhood growth and is beginning to be fully adult, including being nearly old enough physically to reproduce, or have babies.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPUBESCENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A pubescent girl or boy has reached the stage in their life when their body is becoming physically like an adult's. [ formal ] ...a horde of pubescent boys and girls who tug at his microphone.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › pubescentPUBESCENT Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Pubescent definition: arriving or arrived at puberty.. See examples of PUBESCENT used in a sentence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › pubescentPubescent - definition of pubescent by The Free Dictionary

    pubescent - (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; "the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy"

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpubescent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of pubescent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › pubescentPubescent Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Origin of Pubescent. Latin pūbēscēns pūbēscent- present participle of pūbēscere to reach puberty from pūbēs adult. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. From Latin pubescens (“to become hairy, downy, or an adult" ) From Wiktionary.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › pubescent_adjpubescent, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    What does the word pubescent mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pubescent. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. pubescent has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. plants (mid 1700s) animals (1820s) See meaning & use. How common is the word pubescent?

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordPUBESCENT - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "PUBESCENT" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.