pubescent

 
Pronunciation: /pjʊˈbɛs(ə)nt/

adjective

  • 1relating to or denoting a person at or approaching the age of puberty: a gang of pubescent boys pubescent memories
  • 2 Botany & Zoology covered with short soft hair; downy.

noun

  • a person at or approaching the age of puberty: the audience was largely made up of squealing pubescents

Origin:

mid 17th century: from French, or from Latin pubescent- 'reaching puberty', from the verb pubescere