puberty en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈpjʉː.bə.ti/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈpjuː.bə.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpju.bɚ.ti/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English puberte, from Old French puberté, from Latin pūbertās (“the age of maturity, manhood”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
2014, Lewis Wolpert, Why Can't a Woman Be More Like a Man?, →ISBN:
- (common, countable, uncountable) A developmental phase brought about by the action of hormones as part of the maturing process. For humans, there are three in total. ▸ The process of sexual development that produces secondary sex characteristics and makes a person capable of reproducing sexually.
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
2009, The Development of Children Study Guide, →ISBN, page 241:
- (countable, uncountable) The period when a plant begins to flower.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| puberties | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
delayed puberty · precocious puberty · second puberty · minipuberty · peripuberty · pseudopuberty · puberty blocker · prepuberty · impuberty · puberty inhibitor · postpuberty
Meronyms
menarche (process of adolescence) · thelarche (process of adolescence) · growth spurt (process of adolescence) · gonadarche (process of adolescence) · pubarche (process of adolescence) · adrenarche (process of adolescence)
Translations (78)
da pubertet (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · it pubertà (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · ru полова́я зре́лость (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · tr ergenlik dönemi (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · vi dậy thì (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · mk пубертет (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · bn বয়ঃসন্ধি (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · nn pubertet (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · cs puberta (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · ar بُلُوغ (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · ka სქესობრივი სიმწიფე (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · nb pubertet (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · nl puberteit (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · cy glasoed (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · th ความเป็นหนุ่มสาว (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · ast pubertá (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · cmn 發身 /发身 (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · cmn 思春期 (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · mr पौगंडावस्था (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · id pubesens (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · cmn 青春期 (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · ca pubertat (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · eo pubereco (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · ro pubertate (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · kmr temenê pêgihîştînê (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · pl okres dojrzewania płciowego (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · bn বয়ঃসন্ধিকাল (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · unm kukhusëwakàn (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · la pūbertās (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · ko 사춘기 (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · sa वयःसंधि (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · cy blaenaeddfedrwydd (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · hu serdülőkor (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · mi pūhuruhurutanga (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · hi यौवनारंभ (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · tl mulansuplingan (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · fo kynsbúning (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · fo pubertetur (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · id usia pancaroba (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · de Geschlechtsreifung (developmental phase) · kk балиғат (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · bg ю́ношество (developmental phase) · be палавое выспяванне (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · ks یاوَن کال (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · es pubertad (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · ja 思春期 (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · cmn 發情 /发情 (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · ms baligh (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · pl dojrzewanie płciowe (developmental phase) · ru полово́е созрева́ние (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · bg пуберте́т (developmental phase) · be палавая спеласць (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · el εφηβεία (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · de Reifezeit (developmental phase) · hy սեռական հասունություն (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · fi puberteetti (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · sv pubertet (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · sh pubertet (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · fi varhaismurrosikä (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · de Pubertät (developmental phase) · bg пуберте́т (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · gl puberdade (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · pl pokwitanie (developmental phase) · th วัยแรกรุ่น (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · de Geschlechtsreife (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · km ភាពពេញវ័យ (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · de geschlechtsreifes Alter (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · cmn 發育期 /发育期 (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · uk статева зрілість (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · kmr temenê xwenasînê (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · fi murrosikä (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · fr puberté (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · grc ἥβη (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · ms puberti (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · pt puberdade (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · hu pubertás (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · hi वयःसंधि (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction) · grc ἐφηβεία (age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction)