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nubile

/ˈnubaɪl/

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What does nubile mean?

adjective

  1. Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman).
  2. Sexually attractive (especially of a young woman).

noun

  1. A woman of marriageable age; a sexually attractive young woman

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈnubaɪl/

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Among the offspring of immature parents there is a larger proportion of idiots, cripples, criminals, scrofulous, insane, and tubercular than among the children of nubile parents.
Anna M. (Anna Mary) GalbraithThe Four Epochs of Woman's Life; A Study in HygieneProject Gutenberg ebook #4986