English Explanatory Dictionary

pubes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of pubis (“pubic bones”)
noun
  1. The pubic hair.
  2. The pubic region.
noun
  1. plural of pube

Pronunciation

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Word forms

pubes

Etymology

From Latin pubes (“the hair which appears on the body at the age of puberty, the genitals”), from pubes, puber (“grown up, of mature age; of plants, downy, pubescent”); see puberty.

Related words

puberty pubic

Derived words

face pubes facial pubes pubed pubey
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