pu·ber·ty (py  b r-t )n. The stage of adolescence in which an individual becomes physiologically capable of sexual reproduction. [Middle English puberte, from Old French, from Latin p  bert s, from pbs, pber-, adult.]pu ber·tal, puber·al (-br-l) adj. |
puberty [ˈpjuːbətɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the period at the beginning of adolescence when the sex glands become functional and the secondary sexual characteristics emerge Also called pubescence Related adj hebetic
[from Latin pūbertās maturity, from pūber adult]
pubertal adj
| puberty (pybr-t) 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. |
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| Noun | 1. |  puberty - the time of life when sex glands become functionaltime of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state adolescence - the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood |
puberty
noun adolescence, teenage, teens, young adulthood, pubescence, awkward age, juvenescence Lucy had reached the age of puberty.
Related words
adjective hebetic
adjective hebetic
Translations
puberty
n puberty [ˈpjuːbəti]
the time when a child's body becomes sexually mature. puberteit سِن البُلوغ пубертет puberta pubertet die Pubertät εφηβεία pubertad murdeiga بلوغ puberteetti puberté שֶׁל אֵזוֹר הַעֵרווָה यौवनारंभ serdülőkor pubertas kynþroski, gelgjuskeið pubertà 思春期 사춘기 lytinis subrendimas pubertāte baligh puberteit pubertet pokwitanie puberdade pubertate половая зрелость puberta puberteta pubertet pubertet วัยเริ่มหนุ่มสาว ergenlik 青春期 статева зрілість بلوغ، بلوغت tuổi dậy thì 青春期
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