pubescent
英[pjʊ'bes(ə)nt]
美[pju'bɛsnt]
- adj. 青春期的；有软毛的
- n. 青春期的青少年
英英释意
- 1. (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. covered with fine soft hairs or down;
- "downy milkweed seeds"