| ADJECTIVE | all | 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 |
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| all | pubescent, downy, puberulent, sericeous | covered with fine soft hairs or down |
| Meaning | (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. | |
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| Example | "the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy" | |
| Broader | immature | not yet mature |
| Spanish | pubescente | |
| Catalan | pubescent | |
| Nouns | pubescence | the time of life when sex glands become functional |
| Meaning | Covered with fine soft hairs or down. | |
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| Synonyms | downy, puberulent, sericeous | |
| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Broader | hairy, haired, hirsute | Having or covered with hair |
| Spanish | pubescente, velloso | |
| Catalan | pubescent, vellós | |
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