Girls begin puberty around the ages of ten to eleven, and boys around the ages of eleven to twelve.
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Puberty
/ˈpjuː.bə.ti/
Synonyms for "puberty" (15 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(2 words)
pubescenceadolescent development
Strong matches (5)
Noun(3 words)
delayed pubertyearly pubertypremature puberty
Related words (7)
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More general
8 entriesbiological processdevelopmental disorderdevelopmental processdevelopmental stageendocrine disorderhuman developmentreproductive biologytime of life
More specific
10 entriesadrenarchebreast developmentdelayed pubertygonadal developmentgonadal maturationgonadarchegrowth spurtmenarcheprecocious pubertyspermarche
Collocations
6 entriesdelayed pubertyearly pubertyonset of pubertyprecocious pubertypubertal developmentpuberty timing
Inflections
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1 entriesTranslations
3 translations across 1 languages.
German
3 entries- Geschlechtsreifung noun (developmental phase)
- Pubertät noun (developmental phase)
- Reifezeit noun (developmental phase)
Sample sentences
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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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From a social perspective, menarche is typically considered the central event of female puberty - but menarche does not necessarily signal that ovulation has begun occurring.
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