English Explanatory Dictionary

menopause

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The period in a woman's life when menstruation becomes irregular and less frequent before eventually stopping altogether, usually accompanied by a range of unpleasant symptoms; the period spanning perimenopause up to postmenopause.
  2. The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs.
verb
  1. To undergo menopause.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɛnəpɔːz/ /ˈmɛnoʊpɔːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-menopause.wav

Word forms

menopause menopauses menopausing menopaused

Etymology

Etymology tree French méno- Ancient Greek παύω (paúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis)der. Latin pausabor. French -pause French ménopause English menopause From French ménopause, from Latin menopausis, from Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “month”) + παῦσις (paûsis, “pause”). Equivalent to meno- + -pause.

Synonyms

estropause femopause

Antonyms

menarche

Derived words

femopause henopause male menopause manopause menopausal menopaused menopausing menoporsche menopot penopause perimenopause philosopause premenopause pseudomenopause
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