Definitions for pubertyˈpyu bər ti
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pu•ber•tyˈpyu bər ti(n.)
the period of life during which the genital organs mature, secondary sex characteristics develop, and the individual becomes capable of sexual reproduction.
Category: Developmental Biology
Origin of puberty:
1350–1400; ME puberte < L pūbertās adulthood =pūber-, s. of pūbēs grown-up +-tās -ty2
pu′ber•tal(adj.)
pu′ber•al(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
puberty, pubescence(noun)
the time of life when sex glands become functional
Wiktionary
puberty(Noun)
the age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction
Origin: From puberte, from pubertas, from pubes, puber
Webster Dictionary
Puberty(noun)
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
Puberty(noun)
the period when a plant first bears flowers
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Puberty
A period in the human life in which the development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal system takes place and reaches full maturity. The onset of synchronized endocrine events in puberty lead to the capacity for reproduction (FERTILITY), development of secondary SEX CHARACTERISTICS, and other changes seen in ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT.
Translations for puberty
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
puberty(noun)
the time when a child's body becomes sexually mature.
- puberteitAfrikaans
- سِن البُلوغArabic
- пубертетBulgarian
- puberdadePortuguese (BR)
- pubertaCzech
- die PubertätGerman
- pubertetDanish
- εφηβείαGreek
- pubertadSpanish
- murdeigaEstonian
- بلوغFarsi
- puberteettiFinnish
- pubertéFrench
- שֶׁל אֵזוֹר הַעֵרווָהHebrew
- यौवनारंभHindi
- serdülőkorHungarian
- pubertasIndonesian
- kynþroski, gelgjuskeiðIcelandic
- pubertàItalian
- 思春期Japanese
- 사춘기Korean
- lytinis subrendimasLithuanian
- pubertāteLatvian
- balighMalay
- puberteitDutch
- pubertetNorwegian
- pokwitaniePolish
- بلوغPersian
- بلوغPashto
- puberdadePortuguese
- pubertateRomanian
- половая зрелостьRussian
- pubertaSlovak
- pubertetaSlovenian
- pubertetSerbian
- pubertetSwedish
- วัยเริ่มหนุ่มสาวThai
- ergenlikTurkish
- 青春期Chinese (Trad.)
- статева зрілістьUkrainian
- بلوغ، بلوغتUrdu
- tuổi dậy thìVietnamese
- 青春期Chinese (Simp.)
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