- The state of being pubescent.
- The attainment or onset of puberty.
- A covering of soft down or short hairs, as on certain plants and insects.
Dictionary:
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the time of life when sex glands become functional
Synonym: puberty
| Translations: Pubescence |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - pubertetsalderen
Nederlands (Dutch)
beharing, bereiken van puberteit
Français (French)
n. - début de la puberté, (Zool, Bot) pubescence
Deutsch (German)
n. - Pubertät, Flaumhaar
Português (Portuguese)
n. - pubencência (f), puberdade
Русский (Russian)
половое созревание
Español (Spanish)
n. - pubescencia, pubertad
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (inträdande i) puberteten, fjunighet (biol.)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
到达青春期, 软毛
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 到達青春期, 軟毛
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 思春期に達していること, 軟毛, 年頃
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) بلوغ, ادراك, زغب, احتلام
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תחילת ההתבגרות המינית, פלומה רכה על עלים, גבעולים ואברי בעלי-חיים, במיוחד חרקים
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