pubescent, adj.
freq. cnt. 3
freq. cnt. 3
(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
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
pubescent
sample sentences
"the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
covered with fine soft hairs or down
<adj.all>
downy puberulent pubescent sericeous
sample sentences
"downy milkweed seeds"
semantic pointers
similar to
domain of synset (topic)