pubes

¹ American  

[pyoo-beez] / ˈpyu biz /

noun

Anatomy.

1. the lower part of the abdomen, especially the region between the right and left iliac regions.

2. the hair appearing on the lower part of the abdomen at puberty.

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pubes ² American  

[pyoo-beez] / ˈpyu biz /

noun

1. plural of pubis.

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pubes British  

/ ˈpjuːbiːz /

noun

1. the region above the external genital organs, covered with hair from the time of puberty

2. the pubic bones

3. the plural of pubis

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plural noun

1. informal pubic hair

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• pubes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of pubes

First recorded in 1560–70, pubes is from the Latin word pūbēs adulthood, pubic hair, groin

Example Sentences

But another tells a different tale; one where he went home, used this device to clear the pubes out of his shower, and remained perfectly happy.

From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2016

The capsule is torn farther forward than in the other varieties, and the head rests on the horizontal ramus of the pubes against the ilio-pectineal line.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

The Hindoo sisters, described by Dr. Andrew Berry, lived to be seven years old; they stood face to face, with their chests 6 1/2 inches and their pubes 8 1/2 inches apart.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

In connection with the leaping habit, the ilia are greatly elongated, and the pubes and ischia much reduced.

From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Post hoc secundis usque laboribus Romana pubes crevit, et impio Vastata Poenorum tumultu 48 Fana deos habuere rectos.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund