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puberty
[pyoo-ber-tee]
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.
puberty
/ ˈːəɪ /
noun
Also called: pubescence.the period at the beginning of adolescence when the sex glands become functional and the secondary sexual characteristics emerge
puberty
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.
Other 51Թ Forms
- postpuberty adjective
- ˈܲٲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of puberty1
Example Sentences
The hospital’s Transyouth center is among the oldest and largest programs in the country, and among the only facilities that provides puberty blockers, hormones and surgical procedures for trans youth on public insurance.
Before he reached puberty, Stone had mastered several musical instruments.
The case calling for a full judicial review was brought after the NHS announced in December last year that under-18s would no longer be prescribed puberty blockers at gender identity clinics.
The SFA rule change will bring it into line with other sports such as rugby, swimming and athletics, which restrict women's competition to players that have not gone through male puberty.
The two had concocted a nonsense theory, with absolutely no supporting evidence, that autism was caused by mercury in vaccines and precocious puberty.
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