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Meaning of PUBERTY

Pronunciation:  'pyooburtee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the time of life when sex glands become functional
 
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 Synonyms: pubescence
 
 See Also: adolescence, time of life

 

 

Products Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

Puberty
Describes the physical and psychological changes that occur as boys and girls go through puberty and reach sexual maturity.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pu"ber*ty\, n. [L. pubertas, fr. puber, pubes, adult:
cf. F. pubert['e].]
1. The earliest age at which persons are capable of begetting
   or bearing children, usually considered, in temperate
   climates, to be about fourteen years in males and twelve
   in females.
2. (Bot.) The period when a plant first bears flowers.
 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: The time when body changes particular to the sex occur and when reproduction becomes possible.
 
Glossary
 
 Definition: an event in the life cycle that includes rapid increase in stature, development of sex organs, and development of secondary sexual characteristics.
 

 

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