English Explanatory Dictionary

puberty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A developmental phase brought about by the action of hormones as part of the maturing process. For humans, there are three in total.
  2. The process of sexual development that produces secondary sex characteristics and makes a person capable of reproducing sexually.
  3. The age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction.
  4. The period when a plant begins to flower.

Pronunciation

/ˈpjuː.bə.ti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-puberty.wav /ˈpju.bɚ.ti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-puberty.wav /ˈpjʉː.bə.ti/

Word forms

puberty puberties

Etymology

From Middle English puberte, from Old French puberté, from Latin pūbertās (“the age of maturity, manhood”).

Derived words

delayed puberty impuberty minipuberty peripuberty postpuberty precocious puberty prepuberty pseudopuberty puberty blocker puberty inhibitor second puberty

Translations

Bulgarian: пуберте́т Bulgarian: ю́ношество German: Geschlechtsreifung German: Reifezeit German: Pubertät
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