1. (

• pubescent

) (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature; "the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy" ;

2. (

• downy ,
• pubescent ,
• puberulent ,
• sericeous

) covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds" ;