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pubarche

/pjuːˈbɑː(ɹ)ki/

pubarche noun: the first appearance of pubic hair in a child.

Noun

pubarche (uncountable)

  1. The first appearance of pubic hair in a child.
    • Premature adrenarche should be distinguished from premature pubarche (early onset of sexual hair) even though adrenarche commonly causes pubarche.2004, Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, Erica A. Eugster, Pediatric Endocrinology: Mechanisms, Manifestations, and Management, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 319

pubarche meaning in Tamil

pubarche in Tamil

பூப்புக்காலம், இளம் பொச்சுமயிர்

Origin of pubarche

From Latin pubes (“pubic”) + English -arche (“beginning”).

Words formed from pubarche

Questions about pubarche

What does pubarche mean?
Pubarche means the first appearance of pubic hair in a child.
What is pubarche in Tamil?
Pubarche in Tamil is பூப்புக்காலம், இளம் பொச்சுமயிர். See Pubarche meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pubarche?
Pubarche is a noun.
How do you pronounce pubarche?
Pubarche is pronounced /pjuːˈbɑː(ɹ)ki/.

Words near pubarche in the dictionary

  1. pub-sub
  2. pub.
  3. Pub. L.
  4. pubalgia
  5. pubarchal
  6. pubarche
  7. pubarcheal
  8. pubarchic
  9. pubbed
  10. pubber
  11. pubbers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pubarche (page history and authors); pubarche (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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