Dictionary Check: pubescent
"pubescent" is a valid word!
Scrabble
15
points
Words with Friends
20
points
Definition
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
Example:
"the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy"
adjective
covered with fine soft hairs or down
Example:
"downy milkweed seeds"
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