puberty

[ pyoo-ber-tee ]

/ ˈpyu bər ti /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR puberty ON THESAURUS.COM

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.

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

Words nearby puberty

pub crawl, pub date, pube, puberal, pubertal, puberty, puberulent, pubes, pubescence, pubescent, pub grub

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for puberty

In other words, something happens in puberty — but not earlier in childhood — that allows the brain to shift back to normal stress responses that had been skewed by early trauma.
Puberty can repair the brain’s stress responses after hardship early in life|Esther Landhuis|August 28, 2020|Science News
Taken together, Romeo’s studies suggested that neuroendocrine stress responses get shaped during puberty to emerge differently in adulthood.
Puberty can repair the brain’s stress responses after hardship early in life|Esther Landhuis|August 28, 2020|Science News
The responses were being shaped more powerfully when those stressors occurred around puberty rather than later in life.
Puberty may reboot the brain and behaviors|Esther Landhuis|August 27, 2020|Science News For Students
This suggests that puberty may offer a greater potential for change.
Puberty may reboot the brain and behaviors|Esther Landhuis|August 27, 2020|Science News For Students

The researchers also noted at what stage of puberty each child was in —from 1 to 5.
Puberty may reboot the brain and behaviors|Esther Landhuis|August 27, 2020|Science News For Students
By "Puberty" is meant the age at which a woman begins her period of possible child-bearing experience.
Private Sex Advice to Women|R. B. Armitage
Puberty merely increases the self-consciousness by intensifying its cause.
Youth and Sex|Mary Scharlieb and F. Arthur Sibly
Puberty comes to both sexes as early as at ten and eleven years.
The Physical Life of Woman:|Dr. George H Napheys
Puberty is the proper time for the appearance of menstruation.
Sex|Henry Stanton
Puberty forms the bound between the first and second; marriage that between the second and third.
Ethics|John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts

British Dictionary definitions for puberty

puberty

/ (ˈpjuːbətɪ) /

noun

the period at the beginning of adolescence when the sex glands become functional and the secondary sexual characteristics emergeAlso called: pubescence Related adjective: hebetic

Derived forms of puberty

pubertal, adjective

Word Origin for puberty

C14: from Latin pūbertās maturity, from pūber adult

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for puberty

puberty

[ pyōō′bər-tē ]

n.

The stage of adolescence in which an individual becomes physiologically capable of sexual reproduction.

Scientific definitions for puberty

puberty

[ pyōō′bər-tē ]

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.

单词	puberty
释义	puberty [ pyoo-ber-tee ] / ˈpyu bər ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR puberty ON THESAURUS.COM 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. 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 Words nearby puberty pub crawl, pub date, pube, puberal, pubertal, puberty, puberulent, pubes, pubescence, pubescent, pub grub Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for puberty In other words, something happens in puberty — but not earlier in childhood — that allows the brain to shift back to normal stress responses that had been skewed by early trauma. Puberty can repair the brain’s stress responses after hardship early in life\|Esther Landhuis\|August 28, 2020\|Science News Taken together, Romeo’s studies suggested that neuroendocrine stress responses get shaped during puberty to emerge differently in adulthood. Puberty can repair the brain’s stress responses after hardship early in life\|Esther Landhuis\|August 28, 2020\|Science News The responses were being shaped more powerfully when those stressors occurred around puberty rather than later in life. Puberty may reboot the brain and behaviors\|Esther Landhuis\|August 27, 2020\|Science News For Students This suggests that puberty may offer a greater potential for change. Puberty may reboot the brain and behaviors\|Esther Landhuis\|August 27, 2020\|Science News For Students The researchers also noted at what stage of puberty each child was in —from 1 to 5. Puberty may reboot the brain and behaviors\|Esther Landhuis\|August 27, 2020\|Science News For Students By "Puberty" is meant the age at which a woman begins her period of possible child-bearing experience. Private Sex Advice to Women\|R. B. Armitage Puberty merely increases the self-consciousness by intensifying its cause. Youth and Sex\|Mary Scharlieb and F. Arthur Sibly Puberty comes to both sexes as early as at ten and eleven years. The Physical Life of Woman:\|Dr. George H Napheys Puberty is the proper time for the appearance of menstruation. Sex\|Henry Stanton Puberty forms the bound between the first and second; marriage that between the second and third. Ethics\|John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts British Dictionary definitions for puberty puberty / (ˈpjuːbətɪ) / noun the period at the beginning of adolescence when the sex glands become functional and the secondary sexual characteristics emergeAlso called: pubescence Related adjective: hebetic Derived forms of puberty pubertal, adjective Word Origin for puberty C14: from Latin pūbertās maturity, from pūber adult Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to puberty adolescence, juvenility, boyhood, juvenescence, spring, youth, greenness, potency, girlhood, springtime, youthfulness, pubescence, teens, preadolescence Medical definitions for puberty puberty [ pyōō′bər-tē ] n. The stage of adolescence in which an individual becomes physiologically capable of sexual reproduction. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for puberty puberty [ pyōō′bər-tē ] 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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puberty

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Medical definitions for puberty

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