pubescence

n.

1. The state of being pubescent.
2. The attainment or onset of puberty.
3. A covering of soft down or short hairs, as on certain plants and insects.

(pyōō-bes′əns)
n

The age of sexual maturity.

(pyū-bĕs'əns)
n.

1. The state of being pubescent.
2. The attainment or onset of puberty.
3. The presence of downy or fine short hair.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the time of life when sex glands become functional
  Synonym: puberty

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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

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εφηβεία

Italiano (Italian)
pubescenza

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

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 사춘기에 이름, 묘령

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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