Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pubarche

/pjuːˈbɑː(ɹ)ki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pub-arche
IPA: /pjuːˈbɑː(ɹ)ki/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first appearance of pubic hair in a child.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Premature adrenarche should be distinguished from premature pubarche (early onset of sexual hair) even though adrenarche commonly causes pubarche."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin pubes Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ)der. English -arche English pubarche From Latin pubes (“pubic”) + English -arche (“beginning”).

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

pubarchal

Frequently Paired Words

adrenarche menarche

Questions

How do you pronounce pubarche?: The recorded pronunciation is /pjuːˈbɑː(ɹ)ki/.
What does pubarche mean?: The first appearance of pubic hair in a child.
Where does pubarche come from?: Etymology tree Latin pubes Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ)der. English -arche English pubarche From Latin pubes (“pubic”) + English -arche (“beginning”).

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