Pubescent Definition & Meaning
pubescent
- 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; "the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy"
- covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds"
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- What does pubescent mean?
- (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" covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds"
- What part of speech is pubescent?
- Pubescent is an adjective.
- How many definitions does pubescent have?
- Pubescent has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).