puberty
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puberty
- /ˈpjuː.bə.ti/ UK
- /ˈpju.bɚ.ti/ Canada, US
- /ˈpjʉː.bə.ti/ Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Middle English puberte, from Old French puberté, from Latin pūbertās (“the age of maturity, manhood”).
noun puberties
- A developmental phase brought about by the action of hormones as part of the maturing process. For humans, there are three in total. Girls undergoing puberty show an increase in the total output of cortisol, which is related to stress, while boys show little increase.
- The process of sexual development that produces secondary sex characteristics and makes a person capable of reproducing sexually.
- The age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction. As shown in Figure 14.4 of the textbook, children reach puberty at different ages in different countries; within those nations, children living in cities tend to reach puberty earlier than those living in rural areas.
- The period when a plant begins to flower.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pubescence, adolescence, maturity, adulthood, childhood, precocious, sexual development, sexual maturation, maturation, sexual maturity, youth, teenhood, coming-of-age, sex hormone, hormonogenesis, development
Translations
Every language
noun developmental phase
| Deutsch | Geschlechtsreifung, Reifezeit, Pubertät |
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noun age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction
| Español | pubertad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사춘기 sachun'gi |
| 日本語 | 思春期 shishunki |
| 中文 | 青春期 qīngchūnqī, 思春期 sīchūnqī, 發情 /发情 fāqíng, 發身 /发身 fāshēn, 發育期 /发育期 fāyùqī |
| हिन्दी | यौवनारंभ yauvnārambh, वयःसंधि vayaḥsandhi |
| Português | puberdade |
| Français | puberté |
| Deutsch | Geschlechtsreife, geschlechtsreifes Alter |
| Italiano | pubertà |
| Ελληνικά | εφηβεία efiveía |
| Română | pubertate |
| Русский | полова́я зре́лость polovája zrélostʹ, полово́е созрева́ние polovóje sozrevánije |
| Tiếng Việt | dậy thì |
| العربية | بُلُوغ bulūḡ |
Talk about this word "puberty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/puberty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. puberty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/puberty "puberty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/puberty.Cite this
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title = {puberty},
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