"postpubescent" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: post- + pubescent Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|pubescent}} post- + pubescent Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} postpubescent (not comparable)
  1. That occurs after puberty. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-postpubescent-en-adj-WCzR~lp3

Noun

Forms: postpubescents [plural]
Etymology: post- + pubescent Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|pubescent}} post- + pubescent Head templates: {{en-noun}} postpubescent (plural postpubescents)
  1. A person who has completed puberty; a sexually mature person. Synonyms: grown up, adult
    Sense id: en-postpubescent-en-noun-uZxaQV9C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 41 59

Inflected forms

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