Synonyms for pubescence
- adolescence
- aurora
- dawn
- daybreak
- dew
- greenness
- juvenility
- morn
- morning
- opening
- puberty
- springtime
- start
- sunrise
- sunup
- vitality
- youth
- youthfulness
- tender years
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Antonyms for pubescence
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WORD ORIGIN
early 15c., Middle French pubescence, from Medieval Latin pubescentia, noun of state from Latin pubescentem (nominative pubescens), present participle of pubescere "grow up; ripen, come to maturity; reach the age of puberty, arrive at puberty," from pubes "adult, full-grown" (see puberty).
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nounthe time before one is of legal ageminority
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