menarche

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /mɛˈnɑːki/

Noun

menarche (plural menarches)

1. The onset of menstruation; a girl's first period.

   Antonyms: menopause

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   • 1973, Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise:

     How old is she? Nine? Ten? The menarche is not far off – a hint of a bosom, poor child.

   • 1978, Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine, Routledge 1978, p. 252:

     The most potent and indeed dangerous of all menstrual blood was the menarche, the first day's flow of the first menstruation of a virgin girl.

Translations

• French: ménarche
• German: Menarche
• Portuguese: menarca
• Russian: мена́рхе
• Spanish: menarquia

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