Adjective
- 1. pubescent, immature (vs. mature)
- usage: (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"
- 2. downy, pubescent, puberulent, sericeous, hairy (vs. hairless), haired, hirsute
- usage: covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds"
WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University.
All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of pubescent (Dictionary)