pubescent

adj 1: (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: (biology) covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy

milkweed seeds" [syn: {downy}, {puberulent}, {sericeous}]