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How to say pubescent and what does pubescent mean?

pubescent

adjective

How to pronounce pubescent?

The word pubescent sounds like pu-bes-cent
/pju'bɛsənt/

What is the definition of pubescent?

adjectivecovered with fine soft hairs or down
adjective(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
Examples
  • the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy