pubescence
nounUK /pjuːˈbɛsəns/
US /pjuːˈbɛsəns/
The time when a kid's body starts to change and grow into an adult body.
During pubescence, her voice began to change and she grew taller quickly.
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2. The soft, fine hair that covers parts of a plant or an animal.
The peach was covered in a fuzzy pubescence that made it feel soft.
3. The state of being covered with fine, soft hairs.
The botanist noted the pubescence on the underside of the leaves.
4. The period when a person becomes able to have children.
Puberty and pubescence are often used to describe the same stage of growing up.