pubescent
Reaching sexual maturity
Pubescent describes the stage of physical development when a child begins maturing into an adult—typically between ages 10 and 14.
The word applies to the person undergoing puberty: a pubescent boy, pubescent changes.
In botany, pubescent means covered with fine soft hairs, describing certain leaves or stems.
Having soft, fine texture
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- fine hairThin, soft strands
- peach fuzzFine immature facial hair
- body hairMammalian surface strands
underarm hair · facial hair · wispy · leg hair · mustache · hirsute · villous
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- teenYoung person, 13-19
- middle schoolGrades 6-8 institution
- junior highIntermediate secondary school
- high schoolUpper secondary institution
pimples · acne · growth spurt · braces · awkwardness · voice cracking · peer pressure · coming-of-age
Bloodstream signaling molecules
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- androgensMasculinizing steroid hormones
- menstruationMonthly uterine bleeding
spermatogenesis · pituitary · endocrine · gonads · adrenal · body odor · growth plates · menarche
downy
Having soft, fine texture
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- fine hairThin, soft strands
- peach fuzzFine immature facial hair
body hair · underarm hair · facial hair · wispy · leg hair · mustache · hirsute · villous
teenager
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- teenYoung person, 13-19
- middle schoolGrades 6-8 institution
- junior highIntermediate secondary school
high school · pimples · acne · growth spurt · braces · awkwardness · voice cracking · peer pressure · coming-of-age · curfew
hormones
Bloodstream signaling molecules
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- androgensMasculinizing steroid hormones
menstruation · spermatogenesis · pituitary · endocrine · gonads · adrenal · body odor · growth plates · menarche · voice deepening
downy
Having soft, fine texture
leaf surface · covered · stems · leaves
- youthchild, kid, coming-of-age, teenagers, teen
- adolescenceteenager, coming-of-age, growing up, teen, teenage girls
- age stagesinfant, toddler, child, teen, teenage
- age termsyoung, old, older, younger, youngest
- growth stagesmature, immature, developing, adult, juvenile
- life stagesbaby, teenager, adult, childhood, infancy
pubescentmature
Fully grown or developed
adult · prepubescent · aged · elderly · middle-aged
pubescentsexually mature
Able to reproduce
mature · postpubescent · developed · undeveloped · prepubertal