puberty

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UK /ˈpjuː.bə.ti/ US /ˈpju.bɚ.ti/

noun 4

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(noun.)

VERB + PUBERTY

reach

Most girls reach puberty sometime between the ages of eleven and thirteen.

approach

PREP

at ~

Many teenagers experience significant physical changes at puberty.

during ~

Many teenagers struggle with their emotions during puberty.

PHRASES

the age of puberty, the onset of puberty

Definitions

noun

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.

A developmental phase brought about by the action of hormones as part of the maturing process. For humans, there are three in total.

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.

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Synonyms

noun — the time of life when sex glands become functional

pubescence

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Girls undergoing puberty show an increase in the total output of cortisol, which is related to stress, while boys show little increase.

Wiktionary

Girls begin puberty around the ages of ten to eleven, and boys around the ages of eleven to twelve.

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The body changes a lot during puberty.

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Adolescence is the stage between puberty and adultery.

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Sami was sixteen and he was still going through puberty.

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