Grown up
Pubescent
Pubescent adjective - (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.
Grown up and pubescent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grown up" instead an adjective "Pubescent".
Nearby Word: pubescence
Mutual synonyms
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Pubescent and Grown up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/grown_up/pubescent
Grown up & Pubescent. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/grown_up/pubescent>.
Pubescent or Grown up. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/grown_up/pubescent.
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