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- [pyoo-bes-uh nt]
- /pyuˈbɛs ənt/
- /pjuːˈbes.ənt/
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- [pyoo-bes-uh nt]
- /pyuˈbɛs ənt/
Definitions of pubescent word
- adjective pubescent arriving or arrived at puberty. 1
- adjective pubescent Botany, Zoology. covered with down or fine short hair. 1
- adjective pubescent relating to puberty 1
- adjective pubescent going through puberty 1
- adjective pubescent A pubescent girl or boy has reached the stage in their life when their body is becoming physically like an adult's. 0
- adjective pubescent arriving or having arrived at puberty 0
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Origin of pubescent
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; < Latin pūbēscent- (stem of pūbēscēns), present participle of pūbēscere to attain puberty, reach puberty, become hairy or downy. See pubes1, -escent
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Parts of speech for Pubescent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pubescent popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
pubescent usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pubescent
adj pubescent
- beardless — without a beard
- bewhiskered — having whiskers on the cheeks
- budding — If you describe someone as, for example, a budding businessman or a budding artist, you mean that they are starting to succeed or become interested in business or art.
- childing — bearing a child; pregnant
- downy — of the nature of or resembling down; fluffy; soft.
noun pubescent
- child — A child is a human being who is not yet an adult.
- dickens — Charles (John Huffam), pen name Boz. 1812–70, English novelist, famous for the humour and sympathy of his characterization and his criticism of social injustice. His major works include The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist (1839), Nicholas Nickleby (1839), Old Curiosity Shop (1840–41), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Little Dorrit (1857), and Great Expectations (1861)
- innocents — free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.
- kiddie — a child.
- innocent — free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.
adjective pubescent
- adolescent — Adolescent is used to describe young people who are no longer children but who have not yet become adults. It also refers to their behaviour.
- bearing — Someone's bearing is the way in which they move or stand.
- feracious — Producing in abundance; fertile, fruitful.
- germinating — Present participle of germinate.
- girllike — Resembling a girl.
Antonyms for pubescent
adjective pubescent
- infant — a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
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