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Definitions for Puberty
[1] 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.
[2] the period at the beginning of adolescence when the sex glands become functional and the secondary sexual characteristics emerge Also called: pubescence Related adjective: hebetic
Words related to Puberty
adolescence, juvenility, boyhood, juvenescence, spring, youth, greenness, potency, girlhood, springtime, youthfulness, pubescence, teens, preadolescence
Words nearby Puberty
pub., pubarche, pube, puberal, pubertal, puberty, puberulent, pubes, pubescence, pubescent, pubic
Origin of Puberty
1350–1400; Middle English puberte < Latin pūbertās adulthood, equivalent to pūber- , stem of pūbēs grown-up + -tās -ty2
Other words from Puberty
post·pu·ber·ty , adjective
Word origin for Puberty
C14: from Latin pūbertās maturity, from pūber adult
Synonyms for Puberty
adolescence, boyhood, girlhood, greenness, juvenescence, juvenility, potency, pubescence, spring, springtide, springtime, teens, youth, youthfulness, awkward stage, high-school years, preadolescence, teenage years