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puberty
[ pyoo-ber-tee ]
noun
- the period or age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction of offspring: in common law, presumed to be 14 years in the male and 12 years in the female.
puberty
/ ˈːəɪ /
noun
- the period at the beginning of adolescence when the sex glands become functional and the secondary sexual characteristics emerge Also calledpubescence hebetic
puberty
- The stage in the development of humans and other primates marked by the development of secondary sex characteristics , including menarche in females. In humans, puberty occurs at the onset of adolescence, between the ages of about 11 and 14 in girls and 13 and 16 in boys.
Derived Forms
- ˈܲٲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Dz·b·ٲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of puberty1
Example Sentences
The two had concocted a nonsense theory, with absolutely no supporting evidence, that autism was caused by mercury in vaccines and precocious puberty.
In reality, that was the summer puberty hit me like a truck.
Tennessee and 23 Republican-led states recently adopted laws prohibiting doctors from prescribing puberty blockers or hormones for minors with gender dysphoria.
But around the time he went through puberty — and got his first cellphone — Puerta noticed a stark change in his son’s demeanor.
To me, it was a bible for adult life, which, being on the edge of puberty and going into year seven, felt like a total must-read.
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