pubescent

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Adjective

pubescent

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. (botany, zoology) Covered with down or fine hairs.

Related terms

• puberty, pubescence

Noun

pubescent (plural pubescents)

1. An individual who is going through puberty.

Synonyms

• postpubescent
• See Thesaurus:preteen

Translations

• French: pubère
• German: geschlechtsreif
• Portuguese: pubescente, púbere
• Spanish: pubescente, puberto

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