Word for young mustache?

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How in one word do you describe the soft, thin, first-time mustache that grows when a boy goes through puberty?

Tender? Immature?

'Peach fuzz' is the phrase I've heard. 'Course, that's two words. — JAM, May 30 '12 at 2:13
You mean one term, or one word? What is this for that you need just a single word without spaces or hyphens in it? The term “peach fuzz” is a single entry in the OED: 1. Something resembling the down of a peach in texture; esp. soft facial hair, often that of an adolescent boy. — tchrist♦, May 30 '12 at 2:19
Just as an added angle, a popular Hebrew term for it is "Bar-Mitzvah moustache" — Avner Shahar-Kashtan, May 30 '12 at 5:16

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者 · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-30 14:06:04Z

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Chiefly N. Amer. (orig. U.S.). A. n.

Something resembling the down of a peach in texture; esp. soft facial hair, often that of an adolescent boy.

answered May 30 '12 at 2:15

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Linking to the OED rather than Urban Dictionary would make this a better answer. – Callithumpian May 30 '12 at 3:45
Didn't realize I could! – cornbread ninja 麵包忍者 May 30 '12 at 14:05

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Brian Hooper · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-30 05:05:42Z

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When I had stuff like this on my upper lip it was referred to by my elders and (doubtless) betters as bum-fluff.

answered May 30 '12 at 5:05

Brian Hooper

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Yes, that was certainly the word with which I was taunted. – Qube May 30 '12 at 12:45

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