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How to say: pubescent
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Pubescent
Syllables
pubescent
US accent
/pjuːbˈɛsənt/
UK accent
/pjuːbˈɛsənt/
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Definition
Definition — (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
e.g. “the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy”