Synonyms for pubescent
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
At or just after the age of puberty.
Related words
- Word family
- puberty pubescence
- Phrases
- pubescent oak
Example sentences
- hairy Dan once got bitten by one of his big hairy spiders.
- downy The peach's downy skin glowed softly in the summer sun.
- juvenile Recently juvenile delinquency has been on the rise.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pubescent | falling | |
| hairy | steady | |
| downy | steady | |
| hirsute | falling | |
| puberulent | falling | |
| juvenile | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- hairy2, fuzzy2, downy2
- 7 letters
- hirsute2
- 8 letters
- juvenile3
- 9 letters
- sericeous
- 10 letters
- puberulent
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hairy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- pubère