pubescence
- n the time of life when sex glands become functional
- Of the many social scientists concerned with television's lingering pubescence, none has been more dogged than Connecticut's prim Senator Thomas Dodd, chairman of the.
- Another Oscar prospect, Lasse Hallstrom's hit Swedish comedy My Life as a Dog, teaches that pubescence is a messy uphill battle.
- And her body was changing, no longer the poised pubescence perfect for jumps and axels.